The Centennial Coyotes will head out to square off against the ALA - Gilbert North Eagles at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Centennial came out on top against Desert Edge on Thursday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run second inning. The Coyotes took their contest against the Scorpions 12-7. That's two games straight that the Coyotes have won by exactly five runs.
Mateo Escontrias was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Baehr, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Centennial always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .525. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2025.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but ALA - Gilbert North ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Ironwood Ridge 12-11. The win was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won three games in a row.
ALA - Gilbert North got a massive performance out of Luke Genet, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Diesel Lund, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Centennial now has a winning record of 3-2-1. As for ALA - Gilbert North, their record is now 3-1.
Everything went Centennial's way against ALA - Gilbert North in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Centennial made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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