Baseball Recap: North Springs Spartans vs. Centennial Knights
North Springs had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against the Centennial Knights by a score of 4-1 on Wednesday. The victory was just what North Springs needed coming off of a 10-0 loss in their prior contest.
Owen Olson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Harris Harris, who scored a run and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
On Centennial's side, they got a good showing from Diego Crespo, who tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Centennial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Porambo, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Porambo has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Springs only tossed four.
North Springs' win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-20. As for Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.
North Springs will have a chance to go back-to-back against Centennial: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:55 p.m. on Thursday.
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