East Noble and Columbia City are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The East Noble Knights are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Columbia City Eagles at 5:30 p.m. East Noble is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
On Monday, East Noble came up short against Eastside and fell 7-4.
East Noble saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Strick, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Ramey, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Columbia City was a bit more limited in their matchup on Thursday. They fell just short of Homestead by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this season in which Columbia City was not able to get on the board.
East Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Columbia City, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. East Noble has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Columbia City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
East Noble might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Columbia City in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can East Noble avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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