Centralia is 1-6 against Nashville since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Centralia Orphans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Nashville Hornets at 1:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, Centralia earned a 7-3 win over Carbondale. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Centralia.
Hayden Kraus made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Kraus was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Kraus wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Deacon Snow, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nashville put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Carlyle a 10-0 shutout. Nashville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The victory got Centralia back to even at 4-4. As for Nashville, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Centralia couldn't quite finish off Nashville when the teams last played back in April of 2022 and fell 4-2. Will Centralia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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