Baseball Preview: Centennial Huskies vs. Corona Panthers
The Centennial Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Corona Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Centennial stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Roosevelt a 6-0 shutout.
Michael Nonis was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Corona and Orange Lutheran (ranked third and 16th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile contest on Saturday. Corona walked away with a 3-0 win over Orange Lutheran.
Seth Hernandez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, Corona's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Schiefelbein, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trey Ebel, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season. As for Corona, their win bumped their record up to 19-2.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Centennial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Corona struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 3.8. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Centennial came up short against Corona in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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