The Center Cougars will square off against the Leroy Greene Academy Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Center came up short against Oakmont and fell 7-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Vikings: they've now lost three in a row.
Center saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Sandoval, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Leroy Greene Academy had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 16-6 margin over the Spartans. Considering the Lions have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Leroy Greene Academy got a massive performance out of Juan Salazar, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Salazar is becoming a predictor of the Lions' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Nieto, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Leroy Greene Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Leroy Greene Academy now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Center, they now have a losing record of 10-11-1.
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