The Noblesville Millers will head out on the road to challenge the McCutcheon Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Noblesville is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Thursday, Noblesville narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Carmel 4-3.
Noblesville got a great performance from Lulu Van Beek as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. Van Beek has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Noblesville's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Rundle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon beat Twin Lakes 12-7 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for McCutcheon.
Molly Davis made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Davis was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, McCutcheon let Kaidynn Peckinpaugh and Mackenzie Taylor loose on the outfield. Peckinpaugh went 3-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run, while Taylor scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Emma Wykoff, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Noblesville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for McCutcheon, their record now sits at 13-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Noblesville hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Noblesville's way against McCutcheon when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Noblesville made off with a 16-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Noblesville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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