In what's become a running theme this season, Central City/Centura gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the St. Paul/Palmer Wildcats. The victory was just what Central City/Centura needed coming off of a 13-2 loss in their prior contest.
Blake Jensen made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Jensen was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Central City/Centura let Barrett Fries and Logan Vakiner loose on the outfield. Fries went 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple, while Vakiner got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Brazee, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On St. Paul/Palmer's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zandyn Weller, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Central City/Centura's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 10.6 runs. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Central City/Centura will head out on the road to square off against Fort Calhoun at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central City/Centura's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Fort Calhoun's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for St. Paul/Palmer, they will be playing at home against Wayne at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Wayne will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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