Central Noble waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Churubusco Eagles with a sharp 15-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Central Noble also won the last time the pair played back in April.
Grace Swank made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Swank has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Swank was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Nevaeh Schoup was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Avery Deter was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
On Churubusco's side, Aaliyah Fleetwood made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Central Noble has been performing well recently as they've won 16 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Churubusco, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.
Central Noble will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastside at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Noble's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Eastside's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Churubusco, they will head out on the road to square off against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Churubusco is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
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