Centennial's game on Wednesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They came out on top against the Urbana Tigers by a score of 10-6. The Chargers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Tigers, too.
Madden Ritter made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching seven innings while giving up just two earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. Ritter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tate Sauer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Paysen Dacanay, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Urbana only posted a batting average of .258.

Chargers
| 05/15/26 @ Urbana | 10-6 |
| 05/13/26 @ Danville | 0-8 |
| 05/12/26 vs Westville | 7-8 |
| 05/11/26 vs Danville | 18-2 |
| 05/08/26 @ Richwoods | 0-6 |
Centennial's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-19. As for Urbana, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-22.
Coming up, Urbana will host Cerro Gordo at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Centennial will be paying especially close attention to the Tigers' contest: after the Tigers face off against the Broncos, they'll take on Centennial again at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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