The La Center Wildcats will be playing at home against the King's Way Christian Knights at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. King's Way Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on La Center, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, La Center earned a 6-3 victory over Hockinson.
Houston Coyle and Garrett Maunu made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Coyle tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Maunu pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Coyle scored a run while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Maunu scored a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Caden Taylor was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, King's Way Christian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a rough 12-5 loss at the hands of Seton Catholic.
Like La Center, King's Way Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Makani Geisen. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Geisen was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Geisen wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Myers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, King's Way Christian was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
La Center has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for King's Way Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
La Center was able to grind out a solid win over King's Way Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, winning 9-4. Will La Center repeat their success, or does King's Way Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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