Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Noble). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Huntington North Vikings an 18-0 shutout on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
East Noble got a massive performance out of Shaye Ritchie, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Ritchie has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Aubrey Helmkamp, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Knights
| 04/28/25 vs Huntington North | 57.1% |
| 04/26/25 vs Lakeland | 48.5% |
| 04/26/25 vs Lakeland | 55.3% |
| 04/23/25 @ South Adams | 56.2% |
| 04/15/25 @ Warsaw | 40.6% |
| + 26 more games |
East Noble always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
East Noble has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Huntington North, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. East Noble is set to challenge their familiar foe DeKalb at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Huntington North will take on rival Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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