The Centralia Orphans are taking a road trip to take on the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Centralia's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Massac County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Centralia will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Columbia on Saturday. The Orphans walked away with a 10-6 win over the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Massac County lost 10-2 to Nashville on Thursday.
Massac County got a good showing from Addyson Weaver, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Samaia Jones made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Centralia is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Massac County, they dropped their record down to 10-11-1 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Centralia came out on top in a nail-biter against Massac County in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Orphans repeat their success, or do the Patriots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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