Baseball Recap: Centralia Triumphs

The Centralia Panthers earned a 4-1 win over the Maryville Spoofhounds on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Luke Waltemate spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on four hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cole Higginson, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Gehrig, who went 3-for-4 with one double.

Centralia's victory bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Maryville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-10.

Centralia has already played their next contest, a 2-0 win against Sturgeon on the 21st. As for Maryville, they will square off against Benton at 4:30 p.m. on the 28th. The Cardinals' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so the Spoofhounds' hitters will have their work cut out for them.