Baseball Recap: Centennial Hawks vs. Gadsden Panthers
Centennial put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let the Gadsden Panthers onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Centennial.
Gilberto Torres made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Torres has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Centennial let Chase Sanchez and Cole Alons loose on the outfield. Sanchez went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run, while Alons scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Andrew Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Gadsden, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-14.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Centennial beat Gadsden by a score of 17-7 later that day.
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