Softball Recap: Cambridge Bears vs. Centennial Knights
Cambridge waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Centennial Knights onto the board and left with a 12-0 win. Considering the Bears have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Lily Kimball looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lola Phipps was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brekkyn Stucke, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cambridge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in ten consecutive contests.
Cambridge is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Centennial, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
Cambridge will head out to take on Kell at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Kell has won five straight at home, while Cambridge won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Centennial, they will host King's Ridge Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. King's Ridge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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