NEN waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the O'Neill Eagles a 12-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for NEN, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Maya Dolliver was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Riley Ross, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, NEN was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .324 or higher in eight consecutive games.
NEN's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for O'Neill, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-6.
NEN will head out to challenge Tekamah-Herman on Thursday. NEN's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Tekamah-Herman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for O'Neill, they will challenge Pierce at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pierce is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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