
Centurions
04/17/25 vs Butler | 7 |
04/15/25 @ Ballard | 1 |
04/14/25 vs Christian Academy | 10 |
04/12/25 vs Collins | 3 |
+ 11 more games |
The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions will square off against the Collins Titans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Christian Academy-Louisville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
While Christian Academy-Louisville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Butler 7-0 on Thursday. Considering the Centurions have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
David Haire tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Christian Academy-Louisville got a big performance out of Lucas Hale, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits Hale has posted since back in March. Jackson Burke was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Collins was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 13-12 heartbreaker at the hands of Eastern.
Christian Academy-Louisville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Collins, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Christian Academy-Louisville was able to grind out a solid win over Collins in their previous meeting on Saturday, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Centurions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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