Garrett can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Central Noble Cougars as the Garrett Railroaders made off with a 16-7 victory. That's more bragging rights for Garrett, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
The team relied heavily on Josh Hogle, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Aiden Orth, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
On Central Noble's side, they got a good showing from Jayden Stump, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Stump has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brody Morgan and Carter Wilkinson did some serious damage despite the final result: Morgan went 3-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double, while Wilkinson scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4. Wilkinson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Boots, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Garrett has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Central Noble, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-6.
Garrett will take on Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Garrett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Central Noble, they will head out on the road to take on Lakeland at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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