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| 04/03/25 - Away | 4-5 L |
| 04/12/24 - Home | 4-9 L |
| 04/05/24 - Away | 11-2 W |
| 05/02/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 03/30/23 - Home | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Centennial and Central are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2021, but likely not for long. The Eagles will welcome the Cobras at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Centennial's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Okeechobee hitters got past them. The Eagles lost 14-5 to the Brahmans on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Eagles have suffered since March 11th.
Jacob Muscerella was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Armani Estevez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Central entered their match against Sebastian River on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cobras fell just short of the Sharks by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Cobras have suffered since February 25th.
Rupert Blackwood Jr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out 14 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. What's more, he gave up only three walks, the fewest he's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jakobe Blackwood, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Blackwood also put up a double, which was his first of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 11-9-1. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only 1.5 runs. As for Centennial, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-10.
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