By Cort Reynolds
MIDDLE POINT - Visiting Bluffton shut out Lincolnview 6-0 in a Northwest Conference softball battle Tuesday evening to extend their win streak to 12 games.
The Lady Pirates improved their season record to 13-1 and 4-0 in league play, good for first place. Lincolnview fell to 10-4 and 2-1 in NWC action with the defeat.
Pitcher Libby Schaadt improved her record to 11-1 this spring with a three-hit complete-game shutout. Schaadt struck out eight Lancer batters and walked four.
Katie Prater hit a home run, singled and drove in two runs to lead the 13-hit Pirate attack. Averey Rumer collected two singles and scored two runs. Alivia Koenig knocked in two runs with two hits.
Sophie Bricker and Riley Busch each contributed a pair of hits. Schaadt, Madison Fleece and Mara Minnig also added a single apiece.
Bluffton led 2-0 heading to the seventh and final inning. The Pirates plated four runs in the seventh to put the game out of reach. Both teams committed no errors on defense.
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League leader Bluffton (4-0 NWC) hosts struggling Spencerville (0-12, 0-2 NWC) Thursday in another key conference bout.
