Central Noble won the last time they faced West Noble, and things went their way on Monday too. Everything went the Central Noble Cougars' way against the West Noble Chargers as the Central Noble Cougars made off with an 11-3 win.
Kensy Kimmell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Kimmell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Kimmell was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyleigh Egolf, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kierra Bolen, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
On West Noble's side, Julia Vargas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Emily Thompson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Central Noble has been performing well recently as they've won 13 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for West Noble, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-11.
Central Noble will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Eastside at 5:30 p.m. Eastside's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Central Noble's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Noble, they will head out on the road to challenge Fremont at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Noble is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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