On Friday, Organ Mountain faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Organ Mountain Knights lost 9-0 to the Centennial Hawks. Organ Mountain has not had much luck with Centennial recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
For Centennial's part, Zantelle Rodriguez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Amanda Valles was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Aaliyah Betancourt was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Organ Mountain's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Centennial, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Organ Mountain by a score of 12-2 later that day.
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