Yorktown entered their tilt with Noblesville with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Noblesville Millers on Monday. For Yorktown, this counts as revenge for the 8-5 defeat Noblesville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Caitlin Laferney spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up ten Ks. Those eight innings set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Anna Rinker was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
On Noblesville's side, Claire Cullen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Cullen has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noblesville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Fowler, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Yorktown's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Noblesville, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Yorktown will take on New Castle at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Yorktown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so New Castle's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Noblesville, they will head out on the road to square off against Brownsburg at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brownsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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