Softball Recap: West Noble Chargers vs. Hamilton Marines
West Noble can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hamilton Marines a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for West Noble, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Riley Krider made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Krider has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Krider was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Chloe Sprague, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Makayla Castro, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
West Noble's win bumped their record up to 4-7. As for Hamilton, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Noble will face off against Fairfield at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Noble will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Hamilton, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lakewood Park Christian at 5:30 p.m. on May 4th.
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