Softball Preview: Centennial Patriots vs. Mountain View Mavericks
Centennial is 0-10 against Mountain View since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Centennial Patriots are on the road again to play the Mountain View Mavericks at 11:00 a.m. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Centennial's hitters might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Borah on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Lions. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Centennial has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Mountain View can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Everything went their way against Nampa as Mountain View made off with a 22-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Mountain View.
Kathryn Jackson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off seven hits. Jackson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Jackson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Mountain View got a massive performance out of Afton Janke, who went 5-for-6 with a home run, four runs, and five RBI. Brooke Austin was another key contributor, going 4-for-4 with five RBI and three runs.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Mountain View, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3 record this season.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Centennial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 15-3 loss they got from Mountain View in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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