MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas - Blinn College softball had a rough day at the Northeast Texas Community College Tournament by falling to host Northeast 4-3 and then losing 8-0 in five innings to No. 1 Temple College Friday in Mount Pleasant.

With the pair of the losses, the Buccaneers fall to 2-5 overall on the second weekend of the season.

Blinn had a 2-0 lead against Northeast but let that lead slip away when Northeast scored four runs in the fifth inning. Kalli Edwards had a strong game at the plate with three singles and a run batted in. Nicole Garcia and Lauren Silver each knocked in a run for the Buccaneers in the loss.

Blinn got on the board early when Edwards started with a single and was brought in to score after a single by Garcia for a 1-0 lead. The Buccaneers were able to add to their lead in the third when Katie Andrie reached with a single and Silver brought her in with a single to left for a 2-0 lead. That lead disappeared in the fifth with four runs scored by Northeast.

Trailing 4-2, Blinn tried cutting into the lead when Jordin Wilkins singled to begin the inning and Edwards later brought her in to score with a single to center to get within 4-3 but that would be as close as Blinn would get it in the loss.

Blinn was unable to register a hit against Temple and lost 8-0 in five innings.

Blinn with play the same two teams Saturday, Feb. 6 starting with Northeast at 1 p.m.

Blinn has competed in intercollegiate athletics since 1903 and captured 32 NJCAA national championships since 1987. For more information, visit www.buccaneersports.com.

About Blinn College

With an enrollment of 19,422 students, Blinn ranks among the nation's leaders in transferring students to leading four-year universities and has received national recognition for affordable educational excellence. For more information, visit www.blinn.edu.