Silver Creek is 10-0 against Centaurus since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Silver Creek Raptors will head out on the road to face off against the Centaurus Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Silver Creek has seven straight wins, Centaurus has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Monday, Silver Creek got the win against Greeley West by a conclusive 10-1.
Nolan Gaccetta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Nate Spiegel was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Matthew Acosta was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Centaurus suffered a rough 12-2 loss at the hands of Windsor on Tuesday.
Silver Creek pushed their record up to 10-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Centaurus, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Silver Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Centaurus in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Silver Creek since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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