Centerville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cambridge City Lincoln Golden Eagles a 10-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Centerville, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Colton Rinehart made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over five innings pitched. Rinehart was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and a triple.
In other batting news, Centerville got a big performance out of Kollyn Peed, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Ethan Vecera was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Centerville's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-12 record this season.
Centerville will face off against Northeastern at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northeastern is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Cambridge City Lincoln, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Randolph Southern at 5:00 p.m.
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