On Friday, Centennial faced Las Cruces in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Hawks walked away with a 12-9 victory over the Las Cruces Bulldawgs. The win made it back-to-back victories for Centennial.
Samuel Navaez looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mateo Marquez was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Manny Grajeda, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
On Las Cruces' side, they got a big performance out of Wyatt Major, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Hernandez, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Las Cruces was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with six doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Centennial only hit two.
Centennial has been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Las Cruces, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Centennial beat Las Cruces by a score of 2-0 later that day.
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