Softball Recap: Central Noble Now 15-1 over Last 16 Games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central Noble had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Adams Starfires, sneaking past 4-3. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 6-3 back in April.

Grace Swank

Batters Struck Out

06/03/25 vs South Adams	10
05/27/25 vs Churubusco	7
05/24/25 @ Eastside	10
05/23/25 vs Churubusco	7
05/16/25 @ Columbia City	15
+ 5 more games

Grace Swank made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.

Swank wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kensy Kimmell, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Kennedy Vice was another, going 2-for-3 with one run and one double.

Central Noble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for South Adams, with the loss, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 24-6.

Coming up, Central Noble will challenge Rossville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 2.1, the Hornets 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. South Adams does not have any more games scheduled as of now.