Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask NEN). They walked away with a 21-17 win over the Kearney Catholic Stars on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for NEN.
NEN got a massive performance out of Karlie Rutar, who scored four runs while going 5-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Rutar a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Riley Scholting, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI, three runs, and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, NEN kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 22 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
NEN is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-12 record this season. As for Kearney Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-11.
As of now, neither NEN nor Kearney Catholic have any future games scheduled.
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