Baseball Recap: La Center triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Garrett Maunu

By Team Reports May 4, 2024, 3:29pm

Baseball Recap: La Center Wildcats vs. King's Way Christian Knights

La Center entered their tilt with King's Way Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the King's Way Christian Knights onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as La Center also won the last time the pair played on Tuesday.

La Center got a great performance from Garrett Maunu as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Caden Taylor was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was Tyler Normine, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

Even though they lost, King's Way Christian hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.

La Center has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for King's Way Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-10.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: La Center beat King's Way Christian by a score of 9-2.

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