Century is 10-0 against Egyptian since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Century Centurions will be playing at home against the Egyptian Pharaohs at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Egyptian is hoping to do on Thursday what Dongola couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Century's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Century never let Dongola onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for Century, who have now won three contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Ashton Dillow's shutout, as she gave up just two hits.
On the hitting side, Century got a massive performance out of Hayden Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Anderson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Karleigh Jones, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Egyptian had just enough and edged Meridian out 9-8 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Egyptian.
Rachel Kaufman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Abrianna Woodson, who went 4-for-4 with two stolen bases and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Hallie Huffman, who went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases.
Century's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Egyptian, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6.
Everything went Century's way against Egyptian in their previous matchup last Tuesday as Century made off with an 18-2 victory. Will Century repeat their success, or does Egyptian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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