The Centennial Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Vero Beach Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centennial's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Sebastian River. The win made it back-to-back victories for Centennial.
Sebastien Germano looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Centennial's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Darwinn Lara, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Lara has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Nico Williams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Vero Beach gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Okeechobee 14-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Vero Beach considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Sebastian Dimitroff looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Chase Wilson was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Garret Srigley, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 10-15. As for Vero Beach, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-4.
Centennial skirted past Vero Beach 4-2 in their previous meeting back in February. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Vero Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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