On Saturday, Bellevue East faced Scottsbluff in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Bellevue East Chieftains' pitcher stepped up to hand the Scottsbluff Bearcats a 1-0 shutout. 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 one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep Scottsbluff off the board. Mcmurtry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Bellevue East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynn Friedrich, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base. Friedrich is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played dating back to last season.
Bellevue East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in four consecutive matches.
Bellevue East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. As for Scottsbluff, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-1 record.
Bellevue East will take on Northwest at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something Bellevue East surely won't give up without a fight. As for Scottsbluff, they will challenge Alliance at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scottsbluff's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Alliance's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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