Centennial had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Abilene Eagles on Friday as the Centennial Spartans made off with a 13-2 win. The result was nothing new for Centennial, who have now won 22 games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Bailey Lindemuth made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Lindemuth has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lindemuth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Centennial got a massive performance out of Olivia Martin, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hannah McCurry, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
On Abilene's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marissa Cardenas, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The victory (which was Centennial's fourth in a row) raised their record to 31-7. As for Abilene, their loss dropped their record down to 25-14-1.
Centennial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Abilene: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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