It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centennial had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Palm Beach Gardens Gators a 2-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Centennial sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
Not much got past Hailey Brereton, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Palm Beach Gardens off the board. Brereton has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in 25 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keyhara Alleyne was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Palm Beach Gardens' side, Sydney Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Palm Beach Gardens saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaman Reno, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 21-7. As for Palm Beach Gardens, their loss dropped their record down to 22-5.
Centennial will be playing at home against Jupiter at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jupiter: 3, Centennial: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Palm Beach Gardens does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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