The Millennium Tigers will take on the Centennial Coyotes at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Centennial took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Millennium, who comes in off a win.
Centennial will be up against a hot Millennium squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went Millennium's way against Mingus on Friday as Millennium made off with a 15-1 victory.
Aden Beard looked comfortable as he pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Swinheart, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with seven RBI, four runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Ethan Ornelas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one triple.
Millennium always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mingus only posted an OBP of .286.
Meanwhile, Centennial came up short against Mica Mountain on Friday and fell 6-3. The loss was the Coyotes' first of the season.
Liu Rodriguez Jr was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Bobby Villa III was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Millennium's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Centennial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Millennium has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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