The Centerburg Trojans will take on the Liberty Union Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Centerburg sitting on five straight victories and Liberty Union on 19.
Centerburg is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They put the hurt on Madison Plains with a sharp 18-9 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kayla Ferrell
| 05/19/25 vs Madison Plains | 4 |
| 05/15/25 vs Utica | 3 |
| 05/08/25 @ East Knox | 2 |
| 05/09/25 @ Reynoldsburg | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Big Walnut | 1 |
Centerburg let Abby Herren and Kayla Ferrell run wild. Herren fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4, while Ferrell fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those four RBI gave Ferrell a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Moore, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones working in the home run department: Centerburg lost a few balls and finished the game with six home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Liberty Union). Their pitchers stepped up to hand Africentric Early College a 27-0 shutout on Monday. The Lions are also no stranger to big wins: their blowout was the 16th contest they've won by 6+ runs this season.
Liberty Union pushed their record up to 25-1 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Centerburg, their record now sits at 15-8.
Centerburg couldn't quite get it done against Liberty Union in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 8-4. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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