Softball Game Preview: Summit Spartans vs. Centennial Cougars

Summit is a perfect 10-0 against Centennial since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Spartans will face off against the Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Summit will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Summit is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Page 16-10 on Tuesday. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.

Audrey Cathey

Hits (Career)

04/15/25 vs Page	4
04/14/25 vs Mount Juliet	3
04/12/25 vs Battle Ground Academy	2
04/12/25 vs Friendship Christian	2
04/11/25 vs Pope John Paul II	2

Audrey Cathey was incredible, firing off four doubles, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Saniya Hunter was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.

Cathey wasn't the only one making solid contact: Summit kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 19 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Franklin.

Summit is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.8 runs over those games. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.

Everything went Summit's way against Centennial in their previous meeting back in March, as Summit made off with a 14-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.