Baseball Preview: Centennial Broncos vs. Douglas County West Falcon
The Centennial Broncos will face off against the Douglas County West Falcon at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Centennial is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 12-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Centennial is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Louisville on Monday. They lost 16-2 to the Lions.
Devin Slawnyk was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Slawnyk was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Ruger Webb made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Douglas County West has not done well against Nebraska City recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Douglas County West skirted past Nebraska City 4-2.
Casey Dembinski was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12. As for Douglas County West, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
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