Softball Recap: Centralia Continues Home Dominance on Wednesday
By Team Reports
May 15, 2025, 12:38pm
Softball Recap: Centralia Orphans vs. Murphysboro Red Devils
It may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Centralia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Murphysboro Red Devils 5-4. That's two games straight that the Orphans have won by just one run.
Orphans
| 05/14/25 vs Murphysboro | 5-4 |
| 05/07/25 vs Mt. Vernon | 2-1 |
| 04/25/25 vs Triad | 5-2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Carbondale | 2-1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Cahokia | 16-0 |
| + 4 more games |
Centralia pushed their record up to 17-2 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Murphysboro, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19.
Looking ahead, Centralia will welcome Highland at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Murphysboro, they will head out on the road to challenge Carbondale at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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