The Centennial Huskies are taking a road trip to take on the Beckman Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Centennial got the win against Western Christian by a conclusive 11-1. The contest marked the Huskies' most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Beckman made easy work of Laguna Hills on Thursday and carried off an 18-1 win.
Jess Peralta tossed a big game, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
At the plate, Kylie Kim was a standout: she scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Diya Malik, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles.
Beckman always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Laguna Hills only posted an OBP of .318.
The victory made it two in a row for Centennial and bumps their season record up to 3-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs over those games. As for Beckman, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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