Baseball Recap: Central Takes a Loss

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

03/26/26 vs Brighton	2-4
03/25/26 @ Pueblo West	12-10
03/24/26 vs Green Mountain	10-6
03/23/26 @ Paradise Honors	9-4
03/21/26 @ Apollo	1-4

Central dropped down to 4-2 on Thursday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Brighton Bulldogs by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Panthers couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for Brighton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 4-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games.

For Brighton's part, Hesston Edens tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.

At the plate, Jack Pfaff was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2025. Nolan Engle also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Looking ahead, Central will square off against Century at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Brighton, they will challenge Quartz Hill at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Bulldogs' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Royals have averaged an impressive 7.4 runs per game this season.