Softball Recap: Northeast Nodaway Blue Jays vs. Bishop LeBlond Eagles
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast Nodaway). They put the hurt on the Bishop LeBlond Eagles with a sharp 16-3 victory on Tuesday. The Blue Jays might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Hadley Defreece made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Baylie Busby was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Mylee Wilmes was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northeast Nodaway was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was since the start of last season.
Northeast Nodaway has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Bishop LeBlond, their defeat was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-17.
Northeast Nodaway will host Cainsville at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Northeast Nodaway will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak. Bishop LeBlond does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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