Baseball Recap: Century Makes It Six in a Row at Home

While Century's victory against Cobden wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Centurions skirted past the Appleknockers 5-3. The Centurions haven't had any issues with the Appleknockers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Caden Crain

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/06/25 vs Cobden	14
04/17/25 vs Varsity Opponent	11
05/02/24 vs Shawnee	10
03/26/25 vs Pope County	8
04/01/25 @ Shawnee	2

Caden Crain was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 14 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.

In other batting news, Jace Wright was excellent, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Hunter Lasley, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one double.

Century's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Cobden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.

Coming up, Century will take on Elverado at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.69 runs per game on average), something the Centurions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cobden, they will square off against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Bearcats will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.