For the second straight game, Centennial will face off against Frontier. The Golden Hawks will be playing at home against the Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Centennial and Frontier have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Golden Hawks fell 9-6 to the Titans.
For Frontier's part, they got a great performance from Caden Nunez as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Those six strikeouts gave Nunez a new career-high.
At the plate, Ayden Francisco was incredible, firing off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Frontier is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-12-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ronnie Machado, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Frontier lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They are 4-2 when they post two or more home runs.
The victory was the sixth in a row for Frontier, bringing their record up to 13-12-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-13-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Centennial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. However, it's not like Frontier struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 1 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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