Neuqua Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the DeKalb Barbs a 5-0 shutout. This was a revenge match for Neuqua Valley, as the team was forced to settle for a 12-2 loss when these two played two weeks ago.
Not much got past Ava Drehs, who gave up just one hit and racked up 16 Ks to keep DeKalb off the board.
At the plate, Ashley Pape was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Nadia Casanova was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Neuqua Valley's win bumped their record up to 12-15. As for DeKalb, they dropped their record down to 4-17 with that defeat, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Neuqua Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Lake Park at 12:00 p.m. As for DeKalb, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Rockford Auburn at 4:30 p.m. on May 22nd.
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