The NIU softball team will look to break an 11-game losing streak when it travels to Central Michigan for a three-game series.

The Huskies (10-29 overall, 2-7 MAC) will make the trek to Mount Pleasant to take on a Chippewas team that is undefeated at home and the winner of six straight. The two teams will play a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. Saturday. They will square off again at 1 p.m. Sunday.

CMU (17-11, 6-1) has beaten two of the top-five teams in the country. At the NFCA Leadoff Classic in Columbus, Ga., the Chippewas beat No. 4 Washington and No. 5 Oklahoma.

“They are very solid and fundamental,” NIU coach Donna Martin said. “They have a good pitcher, and they score enough runs to win ball games.”

CMU has a team ERA of 2.25 with Amber Puchalski leading the way with a 1.83 ERA. Puchalski also leads the team with 10 wins and 121 strikeouts.

The low team ERA could be a threat to a Huskies’ lineup that is batting .204 as a team.

“We are kind of in a team slump right now; we are waiting to come out of it,” Martin said. “Last year, we roughed Puchalski up pretty good. She fixed some things this year, and she is having a solid senior season.”

Kelly Drozd leads NIU with a .265 batting average.