Patriots
| 04/24/25 vs Boise | 8 |
| 04/22/25 vs Meridian | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Orofino | 13 |
| 04/18/25 @ Mountain View | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Timberline | 8 |
| + 18 more games |
The Centennial Patriots will head out to square off against the Capital Golden Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Centennial fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Boise on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Brave by a score of 9-8. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cali Moorhouse was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run. Bailey Simpson ?26 was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Capital faced Eagle in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Golden Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mustangs a 14-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won nine games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kiya Caltabiano made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Caltabiano was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on McKenna Chavez, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Lizzy Turpen, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Capital was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .538. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Centennial now has a losing record of 11-12. As for Capital, their record now sits at 13-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Centennial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Capital struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Centennial suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Capital in their previous matchup back in March. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
