Centennial's game last Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish by a score of 8-5. This was a revenge game for the Chargers: when they faced off against the Irish last Wednesday, they had to take a 11-1 loss.
Cal Meyers
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Cal Meyers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Centennial's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-2 (and 1-4 when he doesn't).
Meyers wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tate Sauer, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. What's more, Sauer posted two RBI, the most he's had over his last 12 matchups. Dylan Keene also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Centennial will challenge rival Normal Community at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Peoria Notre Dame is set to face off against their familiar foe Urbana at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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