After a string of four wins, Noblesville's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Hamilton Southeastern Royals by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for Noblesville in their matchups with Hamilton Southeastern: they've now lost three in a row.
Noblesville got a good showing from Lulu Van Beek, who struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Van Beek has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Noblesville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Delaney Rundle, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5. Rundle has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Fowler, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
On Hamilton Southeastern's side, Grace Swedarsky tossed a big game, striking out 15 batters over ten innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lani Wyrick, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Addy Justice was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
Noblesville's loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Noblesville will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Kokomo at 5:30 p.m. Noblesville will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak alive. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they will head out on the road to take on Zionsville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Hamilton Southeastern's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Zionsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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