Centennial extended their losing streak to six on Tuesday, dropping them down to 10-11. They came up short against the Ravenwood Raptors, falling 15-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Raptors this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 on Monday.
As for Ravenwood, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Considering they have won ten matchups by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
For Ravenwood's part, Gabriel James tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. James has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Colton Karkau was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Paciorek, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one triple, and two RBI.
While Centennial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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