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| 05/15/24 - Away | 8-2 W |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 11-2 W |
| 04/24/23 - Home | 7-2 W |
| 05/10/22 - Away | 14-4 W |
| 05/11/21 - Home | 13-10 W |
| + 5 more games |
Central Noble is 8-2 against West Noble since May of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Cougars will look to defend their home field against the Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Central Noble will be strutting in after a win while West Noble will be coming in after a loss.
Central Noble will bounce into Monday's game after beating Westview, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cougars never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 5-0 victory on Thursday.
Treyton Fletcher was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season. Parker Boots was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, West Noble didn't have quite enough to beat Columbia City on Saturday and fell 9-8. That's two games in a row now that the Chargers have lost by just one run.
Trevor Steele was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and one double. He has become a key player for West Noble: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Eash, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
West Noble dropped their record down to 6-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 3.5 runs. As for Central Noble, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Central Noble took their victory against West Noble in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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