Knights split games in Beatrice

The North Platte Community College softball team finally had enough good weather to resume season play Sunday afternoon. 

The Knights faced off against Southeast Community College in Beatrice, sustaining an 11-3 loss in the first game before bouncing back and winning the second game 6-4. 

The Knights scored two runs on an error in the first inning of the first game. By the third, the Storm had pulled away for good, fueled by five runs. 

Jenny Singer was in the circle for the Knights. The righty went two and a third innings, allowing six runs on four hits and striking out two. 

Angelina Lockhart threw one and two-thirds innings in relief out of the bullpen.

 Gwen Anderson led the Knights with two hits in three at bats, and Elena Montoya went yard in the fifth inning. 

North Platte took advantage of a late lead to turn the tide in the second game. 

The Knights scored on a stolen base during Taelyn Dakamas's at bat in the first inning. She followed that up with a single. As a pitcher, Dakamas lasted seven innings, allowing nine hits and four runs while striking out five. 

Dakamas, Anderson, Montoya, Kelsey Woodhouse, Lili Kukučková, Angelina Lockhart and Jayden Horner each collected one hit for the Knights, and Montoya added two stolen bases. 

The Knights launched one home run on the day. Kukučková went for the long ball in the sixth inning. 

The game was tied at four with the Knights batting in the top of the seventh when Dakamas grounded out, scoring two runs and sealing NPCC's victory. 

"It was nice to be able to get games in after being sidelined for eight days because of weather," said Janelle Higgins, NPCC head women's softball coach. "Game one, we beat ourselves. We let our mistakes snowball and couldn't recover. It takes a lot of focus and heart to come back after a loss and earn a win, and that's what we did. It will give us good momentum going into the next four days and six games on the road." 

The Knights are now 1-7 on the season.

 They have a string of games lined up for this week, beginning with a doubleheader Monday. The Knights will play Central Community College at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. in Columbus.

The most up-to-date information about NPCC athletics can be found on the Knights Facebook and Twitter accounts and online at npccknights.com.