It was a good run, but Centerville unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Northeastern Knights. Centerville has not had much luck with Northeastern recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Centerville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Vecera, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Centerville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeastern only tossed three.
On Northeastern's side, Blake Waters was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Waters was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Centerville's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6. As for Northeastern, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Centerville is on the road again on Tuesday to play Hagerstown at 5:30 p.m. Hagerstown's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Centerville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northeastern, they will be playing at home against Eastern Hancock at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Northeastern is facing Eastern Hancock at the right time seeing as Eastern Hancock is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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