The Century Jaguars will face off against the Mountainside Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Century will be strutting in after a win while Mountainside will be coming in after a defeat.
If Century beats Mountainside with six runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Jaguars walked away with a 6-1 victory over Grant on Tuesday. That looming 6-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Jaguars yet this season.
Meanwhile, Mountainside faced McNary in a battle between two of the state's top teams last Tuesday. The Mavericks fell just short of the Celtics by a score of 2-1. The Mavericks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The win (which was Century's third in a row) raised their record to 5-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mountainside, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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