Preview: Centennial Coyotes vs. Willow Canyon Wildcats
After four games on the road, Centennial is heading back home. They will take on the Willow Canyon Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Centennial is ranked highly in their home state, and on Wednesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Valor Christian. Centennial sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over Valor Christian.
JT Price and Bobby Villa did most of the damage at the plate: Price scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Villa scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Villa has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played.
Meanwhile, Willow Canyon fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of Chaparral on Wednesday.
Willow Canyon also got a good showing from Owen Davidson, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Willow Canyon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Davidson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Willow Canyon, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-11.
Willow Canyon's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Centennial has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .455. It's a different story for Willow Canyon, though, as they've only averaged .331. Will they be able to contain Centennial's hitters?
Everything went Centennial's way against Willow Canyon in their previous meeting last Wednesday as Centennial made off with a 13-2 win. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Willow Canyon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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