Softball Recap: Nebraska City Pioneers vs. Falls City Tigers
Nebraska City put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Falls City Tigers a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Pioneers, who have now won seven contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Kolbi Davis made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Rylie Beethe was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Makenzie Stoll, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Nebraska City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .625. That's a new trend for them: their average batting average was 0% earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 44.9%.
Nebraska City's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Falls City, they are on a 22-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-11.
Nebraska City will welcome Southern/Diller-Odell at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Nebraska City's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matchups. As for Falls City, they will face off against Plattsmouth at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday. Falls City has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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