Shenandoah and Centerville are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Shenandoah Raiders will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Centerville Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. Shenandoah is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Shenandoah will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by six) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Daleville and snuck past 3-1.
Shenandoah saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Osenbaugh, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Centerville earned a 5-1 win over Richmond on Thursday.
Luke Basler was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Basler was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Shenandoah's record now sits at 15-9. As for Centerville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Everything went Shenandoah's way against Centerville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Shenandoah made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Shenandoah since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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