Baseball Recap: Central City/Centura Finds Playoff Glory Versus Lincoln Christian

Kernels

Previous Games

05/21/25 vs Lincoln Christian	8-6
05/19/25 vs Fort Calhoun	9-6
05/17/25 vs St. Paul/Palmer	6-4
05/09/25 vs Thurston-Cuming County	6-0
05/08/25 vs Falls City	11-1
+ 2 more games

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central City/Centura had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lincoln Christian Crusaders 8-6. The victory was nothing new for the Kernels as they're now sitting on seven straight.

Colbyn Peters was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.

In other batting news, Colter Lueders was excellent, going 1-for-2 with four RBI and one double.

Central City/Centura's record is now 24-1. As for Lincoln Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-7.

As of now, neither Central City/Centura nor the Crusaders have any future games scheduled.