For the second straight game, Centennial will face off against Normal Community. The Chargers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ironmen at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Centennial is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Centennial's offense. They lost 10-0 to Normal Community on Wednesday.
For Normal Community's part, Josh Jones tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Jones has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Heineman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Andrew Naour was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Normal Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .367 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Normal Community's victory was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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