Central Noble and Eastside are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Central Noble Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastside Blazers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Monday, Central Noble got the win against West Noble by a conclusive 11-3.
Kensy Kimmell made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Kimmell has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kimmell was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyleigh Egolf, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Haddi Hile, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Eastside stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers as Eastside made off with a 12-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Eastside considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Central Noble is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Eastside, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Central Noble came out on top in a nail-biter against Eastside when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 3-2. Will Central Noble repeat their success, or does Eastside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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