Baseball Recap: Las Vegas Wins High-Profile Matchup Against Centennial

Wildcats

Margin

03/13/25 vs Centennial	11
03/01/25 vs Lake Havasu	10
02/27/25 vs McQueen	8
02/28/25 @ Bonanza	6
03/11/25 vs Rancho	5

On Thursday, Las Vegas faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Las Vegas Wildcats were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over the Centennial Bulldogs. The game marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season so far.

MICKEY MARTINEZ was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, GAGE MCCOWN was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was JUSTIN ROMERO, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

Las Vegas lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since back in March of 2024.

The win made it two in a row for Las Vegas and bumps their season record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.5 runs over those games. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-4.

Coming up, Las Vegas will welcome Southeast Career Tech at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. As for Centennial, they will challenge Highland at 10:30 a.m. on Friday. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.