East Newton dropped its Big 8 Conference opener to Carl Junction 8-0 Thursday.
The Lady Bulldogs scored five runs in the second inning and three more runs in the fourth.
East Newton had only one hit off Carl Junction starter Sydney Koch, which was a seventh inning single by Mallory Whitman.
Carl Junction had only three RBI in the game, the other five runs came on errors.
Keslie Wright yielded only five hits for the Lady Pats on the mound.
East Newton plays at 3 p.m. Saturday in Purdy.