Baseball Game Preview: Burleson Elks vs. Centennial Spartans

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Previous Games

03/05/24 - Home	1-8 L
02/27/24 - Away	3-5 L
03/07/23 - Away	0-1 L
02/28/23 - Home	4-3 W
04/08/22 - Away	6-4 W
+ 5 more games

Burleson and Centennial are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2018, but likely not for long. The Elks will welcome the Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Burleson will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

Centennial's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Burleson hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Elks' pitchers stepped up to hand Lamar a 10-0 shutout on Saturday. The Elks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.

Meanwhile, Centennial narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Kennedale 10-8.

Centennial has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Burleson, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.

Burleson might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Centennial when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can the Elks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.