Centennial can bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Bloomington Purple Raiders. For the Chargers, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 win the Purple Raiders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.
Chris Miller
| 04/04/26 @ Arthur-Okaw Christian | 3 |
| 04/29/26 vs Bloomington | 2 |
| 04/13/26 @ Peoria | 2 |
| 04/13/26 @ Peoria | 2 |
| 04/10/26 vs Normal West | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
Chris Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Miller was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Centennial's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 1-11 when he doesn't).
In other batting news, Ryan Schimmel and Tate Sauer did most of the damage at the plate: Schimmel went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Sauer got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Centennial is 4-2 when Sauer posts two or more runs, but 1-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Karl Olson, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 5-12. As for Bloomington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season.
Centennial and Bloomington could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Chargers will face off against Champaign Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday with a big rank disadvantage (463 vs. 89). Meanwhile, Bloomington (ranked 379th) will meet Lincoln (ranked 118th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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