Baseball Recap: West Noble Takes a Loss

West Noble extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 7-10 in the process. They came up short against the Angola Hornets, falling 10-2. If the Chargers were looking for revenge after losing 15-5 to the Hornets when the teams met back in May of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

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.

As for Angola, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games.

On Angola's side, Landen Bussard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and not a single walk). Bussard has become a key player for Angola: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 2-10 otherwise. Bussard was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.

In other batting news, Angola let Korbin Roan and Myles Steury run wild. Roan went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base, while Steury went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run. That's the most hits Steury has posted since back in May of 2024. Jaxon Ritter was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.

West Noble didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-4 defeat against Eastside on the 15th. As for Angola, they have also already played their next contest, an 8-2 loss against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran on the 9th.