Altus hasn't had much luck against Noble recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Altus Bulldogs will take on the Noble Bears at 1:00 p.m.
Things were looking good for Altus after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Elk City. The loss was the Bulldogs' first of the season.
Trent Carman put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off five hits. Carman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one home run.
Carman wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tate Saxon, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Saxon has posted since back in March of 2024. Another was Garrett Gribble, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went Noble's way against Western Heights on Friday as Noble made off with a 15-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Jets: they've now won four in a row.
Noble's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Altus, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Altus suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Noble in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Altus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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