Softball Recap: Norris Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

There's no place like home for Norris, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Standing Bear Grizzlies on Tuesday as they made off with a 12-4 victory. The Titans not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since September 6th (when they won 8-0).

Norris got a great performance from Embrie Bednar as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Myra Carlow, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Macke, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run and two RBI.

Norris always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. The last time their OBP was this high was September 6th.

Titans

Previous 5 Games (Home)

09/30/25 vs Standing Bear	12-4
09/25/25 vs Bennington	2-0
09/18/25 vs Elkhorn	10-8
09/09/25 vs Elkhorn North	8-4
09/04/25 vs Seward	9-1

Norris' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Standing Bear, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-14.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Norris will host Wahoo at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Standing Bear, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Gretna East at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Griffins' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Grizzlies' hitters will have their work cut out for them.