Softball Recap: Bellevue East Chieftains vs. Norfolk Panthers
On Thursday, Bellevue East faced Norfolk in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bellevue East Chieftains beat the Norfolk Panthers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-1. Winning may never get old, but the Chieftains sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Not much got past Alisha Mcmurtry, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Norfolk off the board. Mcmurtry has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Haley Demontel was incredible, going 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Friedrich, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Norfolk only tossed four.
Bellevue East's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-8. As for Norfolk, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 25-13.
Bellevue East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norfolk, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 10-9 victory against Marian on the 10th.
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