With a playoff game on the line, NEN rose to the challenge on Monday. They came out on top against the Yutan-Mead Patriots by a score of 10-7. The win was nothing new for NEN as they're now sitting on four straight.
Maya Dolliver was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Dolliver was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Allie Rutar, who fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Taylor Scholting was another key player, going 2-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs.
NEN didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Yutan-Mead only tossed three.
NEN pushed their record up to 18-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Yutan-Mead, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-8.
As of now, neither NEN nor Yutan-Mead have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps