Baseball Recap: Centennial Gets the Win

While Centennial's win against Urbana wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Chargers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over the Tigers on Monday. The Chargers haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Cal Meyers

Runs

05/09/25 @ Danville	3
05/02/25 vs Richwoods	3
05/12/25 vs Urbana	2
04/28/25 @ Champaign Central	2
04/11/25 vs Peoria Notre Dame	2
+ 11 more games

Cal Meyers made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. He has become a key player for Centennial: the team is 10-2 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-13 otherwise.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tate Sauer, who went 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted over his last ten games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Miller, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Centennial pushed their record up to 12-15 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Urbana, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-18.

Coming up, Centennial will head out to take on Westville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Tigers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so the Chargers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Urbana will be paying especially close attention to Centennial's match: after Centennial faces off against Westville, they'll take on Urbana again at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.