Pellett's two home runs leads Jets past NEO

Yaya Pellett
Yaya Pellett

MIAMI, Oklahoma --  Yaya Pellett hit two home runs and drove in six runs in a 15-5 win over NEO Thursday in Miami leading to the split of a conference twinbill.

Tylie Ligons had four hits including two doubles and two runs batted in.

Sierra Woods added three hits while Lakelynn Thompson and Taryn Rhodes homered for the Jets.

Thompson worked a complete game from the circle allowing four earned runs on six hits.

In Game 1, the Jets lost 11-7 as the Norse scored 11 runs in the 5th inning.

Adie White, Thompson, and Rhodes homered for the Jets as NOC build a 7-0 lead in the 3rd inning.

The Jets (15-30) host Seminole in a conference doubleheader Friday afternoon.

Game 1

NEO 11, Jets 7

             123 4  5  6 7--R   H   E

Jets       403 0  0   0 0--7  13  2

NEO      000 0(11)0 x--11  8   1

Jets--Nash, Williams (5) and Rhodes.  2B--Woods 2, Ligons.  HR--White, Thompson, Rhodes.  SB--Redmon.  L--Nash

Game 2

Jets 15, NEO 5

            123 45--R   H   E

Jets      652 11--15 15  2

NEO     100 31-- 5   6  0

Jets--Thompson and Pellett.  2B--Ligons 2, Thomas.  HR--Pellett 2, Thompson, Rhodes.  SB--Ligons.  W--Thompson.