Softball Recap: Garrett Railroaders vs. East Noble Knights
Garrett has not done well against East Noble recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Garrett Railroaders won by a run and slipped past the East Noble Knights 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Garrett.
Ashlee Vanderbosch made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Vanderbosch has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Vanderbosch was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Vanderbosch wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Adelynn Work, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On East Noble's side, Kylie Anderson was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run.
Even though they lost, East Noble didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Garrett only tossed five.
Garrett's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-9. As for East Noble, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-4.
Garrett will take on Central Noble at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for East Noble, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Wawasee at 10:00 a.m. Wawasee will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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