Knights downed by Raiders in road doubleheader
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Platte Community College | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 |
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Central Community College-Columbus | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 15 | 8 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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North Platte Community College | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
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Central Community College-Columbus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Columbus, Neb. – The North Platte Community College softball team fell to Central Community College in both of its road games Sunday afternoon. The final scores were 15-0 and 3-1, both in favor of the Raiders.
Central ran away with game one after taking the lead in the first inning and following that up with nine runs in the third.
Elena Montoya notched a single in the fourth inning for the Knights. Angelina Lockhart, and Paige Scott each managed a hit as well.
Despite the effort, the Knights were unable to put runs on the board and had a tough time defensively containing the Raiders.
Lockhart led things off on the rubber for North Platte. She went two and a third innings, allowing 13 runs on four hits and striking out four.
Taelyn Dakamas and Jenelle Gudjonson entered the game from the bullpen, throwing one inning and two-thirds of an inning respectively.
The second game lasted seven innings with Central nabbing the lead late. The game was tied at one with the Raiders batting in the bottom of the sixth when they singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
Pitching was strong on both sides. Sasha Strandberg sat down seven for the Knights. The righty went six innings, allowing three runs on five hits and striking out seven.
Nancy Martinez went 2-for-3 at the plate to lead NPCC in hits.
"Game one, we played very timid and didn't control the controllable," said Janelle Higgins, NPCC head softball coach. "Game two showed a glimpse of our abilities when we listen and work together. We need to get more consistent, which will come with playing more games. We need the weather to cooperate, so we don't have long stretches between our games."
Sunday's scores brought the Knights to 1-9 on the season.
They will travel to Norfolk Wednesday to face-off with the Northeast Community College Hawks in a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m.
The most up-to-date information about NPCC athletics can be found on the Knights Facebook and Twitter accounts and online at npccknights.com.