The Century Centurions will take on the Covina Colts in a tournament on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Century 2.5, Covina 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Century is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Northview on Saturday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2.
Meanwhile, Covina has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 3.29 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Saturday. They lost 10-1 to Costa Mesa. The Colts' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Covina got a good showing from Izzaiah Seieroe, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Seieroe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Covina saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Silva, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Century's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5. As for Covina, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-6.
Century was able to grind out a solid victory over Covina in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 7-2. Will the Centurions repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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