Cobden made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Century, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Appleknockers fell just short of the Centurions by a score of 5-3 on Tuesday. The Appleknockers haven't had much luck with the Centurions recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Mason Lyerla
| 03/25/25 vs Vienna | 4 |
| 04/09/25 vs Century | 3 |
| 03/21/25 vs Galatia/Thompsonville | 3 |
| 04/28/25 @ Trico | 2 |
| 04/16/25 vs Norris City-Omaha-Enfield | 2 |
| + 2 more games |
Mason Lyerla was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has become a key player for Cobden: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-7 otherwise. Lyerla was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Lyerla wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Micah Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Cobden's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Century, the win (which was their ninth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Coming up, Cobden will head out on the road to square off against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Appleknockers will need to watch out since the Bearcats have now posted at least ten runs in their last three matches. As for Century, they will welcome Elverado at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.69 runs per game on average), something the Centurions will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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