Softball Preview: Garces Memorial Rams vs. Centennial Golden Hawks
Garces Memorial is 1-9 against Centennial since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Garces Memorial Rams will head out on the road to take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Garces Memorial took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They never let North onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That ten run margin sets a new team best for Garces Memorial this season.
Kayden Lopez tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Izzy Frye, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Bowles, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Centennial waltzed into their contest on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-0 win over the Patriots.
Not much got past Madison Cabrera, who gave up just four hits and racked up nine Ks to keep Liberty off the board.
At the plate, Centennial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chambree Delcid, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Garces Memorial's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16. As for Centennial, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Garces Memorial couldn't quite finish off Centennial in their previous matchup on April 2nd and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cabrera, who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that Garces Memorial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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