Central Noble is 8-2 against West Noble since May of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cougars will be playing at home against the Chargers at 5:30 p.m. West Noble took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Central Noble, who comes in off a win.
Central Noble is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Tippecanoe Valley on Monday as they made off with a 10-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cougars considering their two-run performance the game before.
Jacob Chenoweth
| 05/12/25 @ Tippecanoe Valley | 2 |
| 05/08/25 vs Lakeland | 1 |
| 04/21/25 vs Fort Wayne Canterbury | 1 |
| 05/18/24 vs Manchester | 1 |
| 05/04/24 vs East Noble | 1 |
Jacob Chenoweth was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Chenoweth was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Central Noble got a massive performance out of Ryne Keirn, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Those two runs gave Keirn a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyton Fletcher, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Central Noble always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, West Noble was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 10-2 to Angola.
West Noble saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jordan Eash, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Central Noble's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-7. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for West Noble, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Central Noble beat West Noble 8-4 when the teams last played two weeks ago. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Chargers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
