LAIE, Hawaii – Griffon softball (15-3) ran its winning streak to eight with a doubleheader sweep at BYU-Hawaii (1-9) on Saturday.
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Missouri Western took game one, 4-3 and game two 7-3.
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NOTABLES
- Missouri Western totaled 19 hits over the two games with four doubles and two home runs
- Shelbie Atwell hit a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh to drive in what would prove to be the winning run
- The Griffons are three games better through 18 games than the 2016 team that went 45-13
- Griffon pitchers allowed just one extra base hit
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TOP PERFORMERS
- Shelby Uhl batted .857 (6-7) in the doubleheader with her first career home run, an RBI and three runs scored
- Rebekah Mueller went 3-6 at the plate in the doubleheader with a double and a run scored
- Atwell was 3-7 on the day with a double, an RBI and two runs scored
- Katie Klosterman was 3-8 with a home run and two runs scored
- Kenzie Hilzer picked up the win game two and a save in game one, pitching eight innings on the day and allowing just three earned runs
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UP NEXT
Missouri Western stays in Hawaii for one more doubleheader on Tuesday at Hawaii Pacific (4-2).
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