On Friday, Centennial faced Organ Mountain in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Hawks skirted past the Organ Mountain Knights 9-7. This was a revenge contest for Centennial, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-2 loss when these two played last Tuesday.
Gilberto Torres made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over six innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off nine hits. Torres has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances. Torres was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Cole Alons was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Manny Grajeda, who went 1-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
On Organ Mountain's side, they got a good showing from Mike Macias, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Ryo Rivera was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Eric Gomez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Organ Mountain, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Centennial by a score of 9-4 later that day.
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