Softball Game Preview: Centennial Cougars vs. Brentwood Bruins

The Centennial Cougars will challenge the Brentwood Bruins at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.

Centennial fell victim to Summit and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 14-0 to the Spartans.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brentwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They never let Franklin get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won five matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Marina Mason was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 15 consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one stolen base. Those three runs gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, Avery Mason was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, two doubles, and one triple. Bella Black was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.

Brentwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin only posted a batting average of .100.

Brentwood's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.

Centennial suffered a grim 12-6 defeat to Brentwood in their previous matchup back in March. Will the Cougars have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.