Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only West Noble walked away with it. They skirted past the Tippecanoe Valley Vikings 4-2. The Chargers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Vikings on Saturday, too.
Brooks Ruisard
| 05/06/25 @ Lakeland | 3 |
| 05/16/25 @ Central Noble | 2 |
| 05/24/25 vs Fremont | 1 |
Brooks Ruisard was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because West Noble is 7-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-13 otherwise. Ruisard was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Ruisard wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mason Taylor, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
West Noble is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-15 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games. As for Tippecanoe Valley, their loss was their seventh straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-21.
Coming up, West Noble will challenge NorthWood at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The Panthers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Tippecanoe Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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