East Noble is 10-0 against Lakeland since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The East Noble Knights are on the road again to play the Lakeland Lakers at 5:30 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Monday.
East Noble will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Westview on Saturday. East Noble put the hurt on Westview with a sharp 13-2 victory.
Kylie Anderson was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Aubrey Helmkamp was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Lakeland waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Everything went their way against the Trojans as they made off with a 15-3 win.
Cassidi Parham was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Parham was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylee Waldron, who scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kennadee Kerns, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
East Noble's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-11-1. As for Lakeland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-12 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. East Noble hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lakeland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.8. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went East Noble's way against Lakeland in their previous meeting back in April as East Noble made off with a 15-3 win. Will East Noble repeat their success, or does Lakeland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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