Baseball Recap: Centralia Comes Up Short

Centralia extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping their season record down to 1-18 in the process. They came up short against the Aberdeen Bobcats, falling 18-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bobcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-0 back in April.

As for Aberdeen, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. Their hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

For Aberdeen's part, Aidan Baker and Donovaan Hedgpeth did most of the damage at the plate: Baker got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI, while Hedgpeth got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Baker has posted over his last nine contests. Another player making a difference was Sam Schreiber, who went 2-for-5 with two runs and one RBI.

While Centralia had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.