Central Noble and Eastside are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Central Noble Cougars are on the road again on Thursday to play the Eastside Blazers at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Noble is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Churubusco a 17-0 shutout on Tuesday. With that victory, Central Noble brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Grace Swank was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Swank has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Swank was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Schoup, who fired off two home runs and seven RBI while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Vice, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastside had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it ten on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Lakers.
Central Noble is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Eastside, their victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Central Noble might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Eastside in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Central Noble avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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