Baseball Recap: Centennial triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Landon Baldwin

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 7:56pm

Baseball Recap: Centennial Huskies vs. King Wolves

Centennial entered their tilt with King with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the King Wolves by a score of 7-3 on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Centennial, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Michael Malki was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Malki was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.

In other pitching news, Landon Baldwin looked comfortable as he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Espn Simpson, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Matthew Bernath, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

On King's side, RYKER GALVAN was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run.

Centennial's win bumped their record up to 21-6. As for King, they dropped their record down to 2-23 with that defeat, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.

As of now, neither Centennial nor King have any future games scheduled.

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