Centennial is 0-9 against Summit since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Centennial Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Summit Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Centennial earned a 5-1 win over Hendersonville.
Lexi Vernon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kileigh Irwin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ansley Vaugh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Summit got themselves on the board against Independence on Thursday, but Independence never followed suit. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 14-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Summit.
Bella Uppinghouse made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Uppinghouse was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Summit got a massive performance out of Saniya Hunter, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Lakyn Canada was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 17-8. As for Summit, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-12.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Summit in their previous meeting last Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Uppinghouse, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Centennial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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