The Centennial Broncos are taking a road trip to take on the Malcolm Clippers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Centennial has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with ten straight losses, while Malcolm will come in with 15 straight victories.
Adams Central hit Centennial with a six-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Broncos came up short against the Patriots, falling 11-1.
Centennial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Slawnyk, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. Lane Johnson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Malcolm owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They blew past Arlington 7-0. The Clippers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by seven runs or more this season.
Brixon Meyer made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Logan Mcgreer, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mason Wisnieski, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Malcolm was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Arlington only posted a batting average of .095.
Malcolm's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Centennial suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Malcolm when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Broncos avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
