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| 04/02/24 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 04/18/23 - Away | 11-4 W |
| 04/03/23 - Home | 8-0 W |
| 04/19/22 - Home | 12-2 W |
| 04/04/22 - Away | 14-2 W |
| + 2 more games |
Central City/Centura has gone a perfect 7-0 against St. Paul/Palmer recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Kernels will welcome the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
If Central City/Centura beats St. Paul/Palmer with ten runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Kernels never let Holdrege get on the board and left with a 10-0 win on Friday. Fans of the Kernels have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Hayden Murphy was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Mason Gorecki was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Paul/Palmer beat Centennial 9-5 on Tuesday.
St. Paul/Palmer let Mason Hoppes and Braxton Heater run wild. Hoppes scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances, while Heater scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
St. Paul/Palmer's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Central City/Centura, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Central City/Centura has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Paul/Palmer struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Central City/Centura's way against St. Paul/Palmer in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Central City/Centura made off with an 11-1 win. Will the Kernels repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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