Softball Recap: Northern Burlington Greyhounds vs. Shawnee Renegades
Northern Burlington waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Shawnee Renegades. For Northern Burlington, this counts as revenge for the 1-0 loss Shawnee walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2016.
Emily Shiner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up ten Ks.
On the hitting side, Haley MacArthur was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Madison Fontana was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Northern Burlington is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Shawnee, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-11.
Northern Burlington will be playing in front of their home fans against Robbinsville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Northern Burlington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Shawnee, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Eastern at 3:45 p.m.
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