If South Bend Clay was riding high off their 19-4 takedown of Bowman Academy last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The South Bend Clay Colonials lost 12-2 to the West Noble Chargers on Saturday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs South Bend Clay has scored all season.
For West Noble's part, Brooks Ruisard made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Ruisard has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Ruisard was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Shisler was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Jordan Eash, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
South Bend Clay has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season. As for West Noble, their victory bumped their record up to 4-17-1.
South Bend Clay is on the road again on Wednesday to play Mishawaka Marian at 5:30 p.m. Mishawaka Marian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for West Noble, they will face off against Wawasee at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. West Noble will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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