You don't have to analyze the scorebook a whole lot to figure out what derailed the NRHEG High School softball team Monday.
It was errors.
Fielding miscues and mistakes on the base paths proved the difference in a 15-5, six-inning loss to Bethlehem Academy at Faribault.
The Panthers saw their record fall to 2-2, 1-2 in the Gopher Conference.
The visitors kept it close for more than four innings, but errors caught up to them and they surrendered nine runs through the final two frames.
A bright spot, according to NRHEG coach Wendy Schultz, was the Panthers' battery of Faith Nielsen and Addy Stadheim.
Neilsen allowed seven earned runs on 15 hits, with three walks and two strikeouts.
The Panthers totaled 10 hits and two walks while scoring four earned runs. They struck out four times.
Sidney Schultz was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and three stolen bases, Isabel Stadheim 3-for-5 with two stolen bases. Camryn VanMaldeghem was 2-for-4 while Hallie Schultz and Allison Howe added one hit each. Paige Nielsen walked and scored.
"We hit the ball pretty well," said Coach Schultz. "Hopefully, we can learn from our mistakes."
After playing at WEM Tuesday, the Panthers host Blooming Prairie Thursday and play May 1 at Hayfield.