Orphans
| 05/06/25 @ Mt. Vernon | 0-3 |
| 04/28/25 vs Odin/Patoka/Sandoval | 15-0 |
| 04/23/25 @ Mt. Carmel | 3-1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Carbondale | 3-0 |
| 04/21/25 @ Belleville East | 0-6 |
Centralia dropped their record down to 11-9 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mt. Vernon Rams. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Orphans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Archie Goewey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
As for Mt. Vernon, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-13. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Mt. Vernon's side, the result came thanks to Cale Maurer's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks. Maurer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Mt. Vernon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bronx Hefner, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Hefner has posted over his last 11 matches.
While Centralia had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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