Angola had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 4-12 to make it four. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Central Noble Cougars. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Hornets were not able to get on the board.
As for Central Noble, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games.
For Central Noble's part, the result came thanks to Kensy Kimmell's shutout, as she gave up just seven hits. Kimmell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Noble saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grace Swank, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Another was Avery Deter, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Coming up, Angola will be playing at home against Lakeland at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The Hornets are facing the Lakers at the right time seeing as the Lakers are stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Central Noble, they will square off against Columbia City at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 2.1, the Eagles 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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