The Centralia Orphans will venture away from home to challenge the Flora Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Centralia will be strutting in after a win while Flora will be coming in after a loss.
Centralia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Carbondale with a sharp 11-0 victory on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The result came thanks to Archie Goewey's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Centralia is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise.
Rhett Lambert
| 04/01/25 @ Carbondale | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Salem | 1 |
| 03/19/25 @ Benton | 1 |
| 05/18/24 @ Effingham | 1 |
| 05/04/24 vs Carlyle | 1 |
At the plate, Rhett Lambert was a standout: he scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Gabe Houser was another key player, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Meanwhile, Flora was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They came up short against St. Anthony, falling 13-2.
Centralia is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Flora, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Centralia's way against Flora when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Centralia made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Orphans 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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