After a string of five wins, East Noble's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They lost 8-1 to the Norwell Knights. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, East Noble couldn't push the score so high this time.
East Noble got a good showing from Jackson Leedy, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On Norwell's side, Drew Graft was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Cotton, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
East Noble's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Norwell, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
East Noble will square off against Central Noble at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. East Noble is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season. As for Norwell, they will head out on the road to face off against Guerin Catholic at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Guerin Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Norwell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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