Baseball Preview: Owyhee Storm vs. Centennial Patriots
Owyhee is 3-0 against Centennial since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Owyhee Storm will be playing in front of their home fans against the Centennial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Owyhee will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
Owyhee is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against Capital (and have done all season long). Owyhee's pitchers stepped up to hand Capital a 14-0 shutout on Thursday.
Ryan Burbank looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nathan Keith was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Christian Zannitto was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Centennial, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They blew past Nampa 8-2.
Owyhee pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Centennial, their victory bumped their record up to 7-13.
Owyhee was able to grind out a solid win over Centennial in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 8-5. Will Owyhee repeat their success, or does Centennial have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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