The Hamilton Southeastern Royals will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Noblesville Millers at 6:00 p.m. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Noblesville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Zionsville out 2-0. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last four contests.
Zionsville's batters probably weren't too happy with Grace Swedarsky, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 17 Ks (she gave up no walks). Swedarsky has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Hamilton Southeastern's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Keira Lodes, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Noblesville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Fishers with a sharp 18-5 win. Noblesville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Noblesville also got a great performance from Lulu Van Beek as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Izzy Zapp was a standout: she went 5-for-5 with six RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Delaney Rundle, who scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Hamilton Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. As for Noblesville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Hamilton Southeastern hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.6 home runs per game. However, it's not like Noblesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Hamilton Southeastern came out on top in a nail-biter against Noblesville in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hamilton Southeastern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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