The Central Noble Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Churubusco Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central Noble's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Churubusco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Tuesday, Central Noble needed a bit of extra time to put away Eastside. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Blazers and snuck past 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Central Noble.
Grace Swank spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Noble's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kensy Kimmell, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Churubusco came up short against Westview on Wednesday and fell 11-8.
Central Noble has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Churubusco, they dropped their record down to 7-12 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Central Noble took their victory against Churubusco when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 17-0. Will Central Noble repeat their success, or does Churubusco have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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