Softball Recap: Centralia Comes Up Short

Centralia had lost three straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped their record down to 5-8-2 to make it four. They fell just short of the Black Hills Wolves by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolves this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 last Monday.

As for Black Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games.

For Black Hills' part, Maddie Knight spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenna Oderman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Those two hits gave her a new career-high.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Centralia is set to take on their familiar foe WF West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Black Hills will square off against rival Tumwater at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.