Stockdale had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Centennial Golden Hawks 3-2. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Stockdale also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Bowen Salyards spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Stockdale's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Elchlepp, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Stockdale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Centennial, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Stockdale will have a chance to go back-to-back against Centennial: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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