Centralia fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Carbondale on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Terriers by a score of 5-4. The Orphans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Terriers earlier this season, when they won 2-1.
Rhett Lambert made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. Preston Feig also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Orphans
| 04/02/26 @ Carbondale | 4-5 |
| 03/31/26 vs Carbondale | 2-1 |
| 03/26/26 @ Salem | 12-0 |
| 03/25/26 @ Herrin | 9-8 |
| 03/23/26 vs Mascoutah | 1-11 |
The defeat snapped Centralia's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record. As for Carbondale, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Centralia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 7-2 loss against Nashville on the 3rd. Carbondale has also already played their next contest (against Herrin), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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