Softball Recap: Fort Calhoun Pioneers vs. Raymond Central Mustangs
Fort Calhoun won the last time they faced Raymond Central, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Fort Calhoun Pioneers walked away with a 7-4 win over the Raymond Central Mustangs. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Tacey Belina made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Belina wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Addison Benoit, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Fort Calhoun hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in four consecutive games.
Fort Calhoun has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Raymond Central, they dropped their record down to 7-19 with the defeat, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Fort Calhoun didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 5-3 victory vs. Yutan-Mead on the 28th. Raymond Central has also already played their next contest, a 12-5 win against Syracuse on the 28th.
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