Central City/Centura won the last time they faced Arlington, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Central City/Centura Kernels sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Arlington Eagles.
Barrett Fries and Jakob Ruhl made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Fries didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Meanwhile, Ruhl pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Fries has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Fries scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Ruhl scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Blake Jensen, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Arlington's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wes Monke, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Central City/Centura's victory bumped their record up to 16-7. As for Arlington, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-18 record this season.
Central City/Centura will stay at home for another game and welcome Roncalli Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Roncalli Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. Arlington does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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