Softball Recap: Central Noble Cougars vs. DeKalb Barons
Central Noble owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over the DeKalb Barons. Winning may never get old, but Central Noble sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Not much got past Grace Swank, who gave up just three hits and racked up nine Ks to keep DeKalb off the board. Swank has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nevaeh Schoup, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Forker, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.
On DeKalb's side, Summer Haverstock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits.
Central Noble has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for DeKalb, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Central Noble will head out on the road to square off against Whitko at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Noble's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Whitko's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for DeKalb, they will head out on the road to take on Garrett at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Garrett has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.9 runs per game on average), something DeKalb will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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