Baseball Game Preview: Auburn Tigers vs. Central Red Devils

Tigers

Runs

04/02/25 vs Central	4
03/29/25 vs St. Peter's Prep	3
03/29/25 vs Oak Mountain	6
03/28/25 vs Hartselle	1
03/27/25 @ Hoover	5
+ 20 more games

For the second straight game, Auburn will face off against Central. The Tigers will square off against the Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Auburn is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.

Auburn had taken Central down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Wednesday. The Tigers took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Devils. The Tigers have struggled against the Red Devils recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Auburn saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Whatley, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. Britt Farr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Central is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.1 runs on average over those games. As for Auburn, their loss dropped their record down to 13-12.