Baseball Game Preview: Mount Michael Benedictine Knights vs. Central City/Centura Kernels

The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights will take on the Central City/Centura Kernels at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Mount Michael Benedictine comes in on three and Central City/Centura on five.

Mount Michael Benedictine is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer 15-1. The Knights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.

Preston Peatrowsky looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.

Miles Wewel

Doubles (Career)

05/16/26 vs Guardian Angels Central Catholic/West Point Beemer	2
05/07/26 vs Louisville	1
05/01/26 vs Skutt Catholic	1
04/25/26 @ Platte Valley	1
04/23/26 @ Elkhorn	1

At the plate, Miles Wewel was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Camden Cerone, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs.

Meanwhile, Central City/Centura was able to grind out a solid win over St. Paul/Palmer on Saturday, taking the game 4-1.

The team relied heavily on Spensir Jaros, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Fletcher Fries was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.

Central City/Centura's record is now 18-5. As for Mount Michael Benedictine, the victory got them back to even at 12-12.

Everything went Mount Michael Benedictine's way against Central City/Centura when the teams last played back in April of 2019, as Mount Michael Benedictine made off with a 9-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.