For the second straight game, Kalama will face off against La Center. The Chinooks will challenge the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kalama has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while La Center will come in with seven straight victories.
Kalama fell victim to La Center and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Wildcats, falling 11-0.
For La Center's part, Austin Aseph made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over four innings pitched. Aseph has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Justin Fuller, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Wyatt Brannan was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
La Center always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kalama only posted an OBP of .278.
La Center pushed their record up to 10-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Kalama, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
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