Softball Preview: Sanger Apaches vs. Centennial Golden Hawks
The Sanger Apaches will head out on the road to square off against the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Sanger is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 18 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Madera on Friday. They lost 9-2 to the Coyotes.
Sanger saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Hernandez, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Centennial unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Frontier by a score of 3-1.
Madison Cabrera put in work no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Cabrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Sanger's loss dropped their record down to 19-8. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Sanger hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Sanger came up short against Centennial when the teams last played back in March, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cabrera, who struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Sanger knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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