Bellevue East faced Omaha Westside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Chieftains came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 4-1. The Chieftains haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Alisha Mcmurtry
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Alisha Mcmurtry made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting three hits from her three at bats. Those three hits gave her a new career-high.
Mcmurtry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Karleigh Rowley, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. That's the most hits Rowley has posted since back in August. Another was Emma Friedrich, who earned three runs and one stolen base.
Bellevue East's win bumped their record up to 16-8. As for Omaha Westside, their defeat ended a 14-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-5.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Bellevue East will challenge rival Bellevue West at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Omaha Westside is set to square off against their familiar foe Elkhorn South at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
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