Millers win at Brownsburg, hold HCC lead

By CRAIG ADKINS

For The Reporter

Noblesville traveled to Brownsburg  on Friday, May 15 for the second game of its Hoosier Crossroads Conference series with the Bulldogs.

After a back-and-forth game for the first few innings, the Millers would pull ahead for good later in the game to secure the sweep with an 8-4 victory.

Noblesville got going right away with two runs in the first. The bases were loaded when Slade Hodges grounded into a double play, scoring Ethan Clark. Brooks Riggs singled to left to send Aiden Reynolds home for 2-0.

Brownsburg tied it 2-2 on a two-run double in the second, but the Millers came right back.

Clark, Zac Glander and Hodges all got hits to make it 4-2.

The score became 5-2 in the fourth when Clark scooted home on an error by the catcher.

The Bulldogs cut it to 5-4, but Noblesville lengthened its lead for good with two in the fifth and another in the sixth to pick up the road win.

Reynolds went 3-for-4 and scored twice and Clark touched home three times.

The series sweep now has Noblesville (9-3) leading the HCC by one game over Westfield (8-4) with two league games left.