Centerville is 0-4 against Yorktown since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centerville Bulldogs will face off against the Yorktown Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Centerville is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Centerville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on New Castle with a sharp 17-10 win. The result was nothing new for Centerville, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Madi Yount made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and seven unearned) runs off seven hits. Yount has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Yount was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Harmony Owens, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 4-for-5. Drew Tubesing was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Yorktown had already won 16 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it 17 on Thursday. They beat the Arabians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 6-4.
Caitlin Laferney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Anna Rinker was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Abbey Booher, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Centerville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Yorktown, their victory bumped their record up to 19-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Centerville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Yorktown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Centerville suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Yorktown in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Centerville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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