The Centennial Golden Hawks will square off against the St. Joseph Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Centennial 3.3, St. Joseph 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They skirted past Clovis North 7-6. That's two games straight that the Golden Hawks have won by just one run.
Buchanan typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday St. Joseph proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 6-3. The victory was familiar territory for the Knights, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Mason Majewski tossed a big game, tossing 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Connor Chanley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Erik Furness, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 23 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for St. Joseph, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 24-6.
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