The Mayfield Trojans are taking a road trip to take on the Centennial Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Mayfield has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Mayfield can't be too worried about heading out to take on Centennial: they just beat Las Cruces at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Trojans came out on top against the Bulldawgs on Thursday by a score of 2-1 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Trojans have posted since March 13th.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Centennial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Alamogordo 4-3. Winning may never get old, but the Hawks sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jonah Martinez looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Johnny Renteria, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Centennial's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Mayfield, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-7-1.
Mayfield was able to grind out a solid win over Centennial in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 5-2. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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