Baseball Game Preview: Preston Indians vs. Century Diamondbacks

By Team Reports Apr 7, 2024, 11:29am

Baseball Preview: Preston Indians vs. Century Diamondbacks

Preston is 9-1 against Century since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Preston Indians will be playing at home against the Century Diamondbacks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.

Back in March, Preston came up short against Madison and fell 7-3.

Eli Hammons made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Austin Gleed, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Even though they lost, Preston was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Century had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Sugar-Salem on Friday.

Preston's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Century, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.

Preston took their victory against Century in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 21-14. Will Preston repeat their success, or does Century have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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