Rocky Mountain is 10-0 against Centennial since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rocky Mountain Grizzlies will head out on the road to take on the Centennial Patriots at 6:30 p.m. Rocky Mountain is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Rocky Mountain faced Mountain View in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Rocky Mountain came out on top against Mountain View by a score of 6-1. The victory was familiar territory for Rocky Mountain who now have three in a row.
Colby Chambers looked comfortable as he struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Jake Matson relieved him and did a solid job, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Jordan Ellett was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Mathis, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Centennial pushed their score all the way to 11 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 16-11 to Crescent Valley. Centennial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rocky Mountain is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Centennial, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Rocky Mountain came out on top in a nail-biter against Centennial in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 6-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Centennial's Grant Jakobson, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Rocky Mountain to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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