Neillsville ends Spencer softball team’s win streak at 12

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NEILLSVILLE – The Spencer softball team saw its 12-game winning streak snapped, losing 12-2 to Neillsville on Thursday in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division game at Neillsville High School.

The Rockets fall into a tie for first place with Greenwood in the Cloverbelt East standings.

Neillsville pitchers Courtney Poeschel and Ashley Friemoth combined to scatter eight hits and did not walk a batter in the win.

Dessa Karl was 3-for-4 with a double and two runs scored, and Kendie Pfeiffer and Jenny Lindner each had two hits for the Warriors (9-5, 9-4 Cloverbelt East). Lindner scored three times in the game.

Nicole Bruss took the loss for Spencer (13-2, 11-2 Cloverbelt East), giving up all 12 runs, six earned, with six walks and two strikeouts.

Danica Johnson was 3-for-3 and Courtney Schulz was 2-for-2 for Spencer, which plays a nonconference game at Pittsville on Friday.