The Centennial Eagles will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Atholton Raiders at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centennial has three straight victories, Atholton has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Centennial sidestepped Howard for a 3-2 win.
Meanwhile, Atholton fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Wilde Lake on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wildecats by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Atholton has lost by just one run.
Camryn Williams was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Centennial's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-3. As for Atholton, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Centennial beat Atholton 3-0 in their previous meeting on April 6th. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Atholton's Linus Byrns, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centennial still be able to contain Byrns? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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