The Century Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Paul Central Minutemen at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Century is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
On Thursday, Century narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Faribault 2-1. That's two games straight that Century has won by just one run.
Meanwhile, St. Paul Central came up short against Minnehaha Academy on Thursday and fell 9-4. St. Paul Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Henry Smith was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Smith wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ademola Adedigba, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-4.
Century's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for St. Paul Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
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