Baseball Recap: Four Straight Home Wins for Centennial

It's playoff time, and Centennial had no trouble coming through when it counted. They skirted past the Palo Verde Panthers 3-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.

Centennial's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jaxon Burr, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.

Bulldogs

Previous 4 Games (Home)

04/30/26 vs Palo Verde	3-1
04/23/26 vs Legacy	6-4
04/15/26 vs Lake Mead Christian Academy	5-1
04/14/26 vs Basic	5-3

Centennial pushed their record up to 24-9 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs across that stretch. As for Palo Verde, their defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-8.

Centennial and Palo Verde are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Faith Lutheran at 11:00 a.m. Centennial's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Crusaders have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Palo Verde, they will square off against Shadow Ridge at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games the Mustangs have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.