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The North Muskegon Norse made easy work of Cadillac in a non-league softball doubleheader on Saturday.

The Norse won the first game 18-0 on the strength of a one-hitter by Maddy Balon. They also won the second game, 17-2 with an 11-hit attack.

In the opener, Baila Lang led off the game with a home run. In the second inning, Balon belted a home run. Baila Lang, Rylee Cooper, Audrey Brown, Mattie Houseman and Lucy Fricke each had multi-hit games. The Norse had 13 hits.

The nightcap featured a nine-run fourth inning for North Muskegon. Lang, Balon, Cooper and Houseman each had multi-hit games. Lang had three hits.

Balon pitched four innings, allowing two runs on four hits, striking out nine and walking one.