Baseball Preview: Noblesville Millers vs. Brownsburg Bulldogs
Noblesville and Brownsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Noblesville Millers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Brownsburg Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Noblesville will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Noblesville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Avon, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Noblesville was ranked first). Noblesville came out on top in a nail-biter against Avon on Saturday and snuck past 4-3.
Noblesville got a great performance from Joe Glander as he pitched 5.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Noblesville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Corbett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Brownsburg scored the most runs they've had all season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 15-11 to Center Grove. Brownsburg has struggled against Center Grove recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Evan Peck was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ty Jarvis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Brownsburg was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Center Grove only hit two.
Noblesville is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Brownsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Brownsburg's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Noblesville has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .464. It's a different story for Brownsburg, though, as they've only averaged .357. Will they be able to contain Noblesville's hitters?
Noblesville was able to grind out a solid win over Brownsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 4-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Brownsburg's Walker Brodt, who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Noblesville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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