EDWARDSBURG —   Visiting Niles only managed seven hits in dropping a non-league softball game to Edwardsburg Thursday.

The Eddies won the opening game 5-0 behind the two-hit shutout of Jill Blough.

Brittany Hurst doubled and Tanner Kiessel tripled for Edwardsburg.

In the nightcap, Andrea LaPlace scattered five hits and allowed just one one.

MacKenzie Creed had a double for the Eddies.

Brooke Wilson was 3-for-3 for the Vikings with an RBI, while Ameliea Ernsberger was 2-for-3.

First game

Niles 000 000 0 – 0 2 0

Edwardsburg 301 001 x – 5 7 3

Jill Blough (W) and Tanner Kiessel; Molly VanDerKeere (L) and Hannah Porterfield

2B: Brittany Hurst (E)

3B: Kiessel (E)

Second game

Niles 000 000 1 5 2

Edwardsburg 032 020 x – 7 12 0

Andrea LaPlace (W) and Tanner Kiessel; Megan McKeel (L), Molly VanDerKeere (5) and Hannah Porterfield

2B: MacKenzie Creed (E)