NEN waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tekamah-Herman Tigers an 11-0 shutout. Considering NEN has won eight matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Tekamah-Herman's batters probably weren't too happy with Anna Jacobs, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 14 Ks (she gave up three walks). With that strong performance, Jacobs is now averaging an impressive 5.7 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, Taylor Scholting was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Allie Rutar was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, NEN didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
NEN's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Tekamah-Herman, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
NEN will welcome Central City at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Tekamah-Herman, they will venture away from home to square off against Wayne on Monday. Wayne's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Tekamah-Herman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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