Baseball Preview: Centennial Knights vs. Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets
The Centennial Knights will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Thomas County Central Yellow Jackets at 1:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Centennial had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against North Springs. Centennial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Centennial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LJ King, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. King has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Another player making a difference was Jacob Turner, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Even though they lost, Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 18 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Thomas County Central was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Peachtree Ridge.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 5-16. As for Thomas County Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.
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