Bellevue East never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Lincoln Northeast Rockets as the Bellevue East Chieftains made off with a 10-0 win. Considering the Chieftains have won nine matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alisha Mcmurtry made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Bellevue East got a massive performance out of Maddy Mitchell, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3. Brynn Friedrich was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-4.
Bellevue East always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Northeast only posted an OBP of .118.
Bellevue East is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Lincoln Northeast, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-16.
Bellevue East does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Northeast, they will challenge Columbus at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Columbus has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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