Softball Recap: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Norfolk Panthers
Bellevue East had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They came out on top against the Norfolk Panthers by a score of 6-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Chieftains also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Alisha Mcmurtry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley Demontel was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcene Sutter, who went 1-for-1 with a triple and a run.
Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norfolk only tossed seven.
Bellevue East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Norfolk, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 25-12.
As of now, neither Bellevue East nor Norfolk have any future games scheduled.
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