After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Wayne, NEN was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 12-4 margin over Southern/Diller-Odell. Considering NEN has won 12 matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Mariah Andersen, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Taylor Scholting, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, NEN was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southern/Diller-Odell only posted a batting average of .312.
The win snapped NEN's losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 14-9 record. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
NEN's road trip will continue as they head out to face Ponca on Tuesday. NEN is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Southern/Diller-Odell, they will challenge Lakeview at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday.
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