The Centerburg Trojans will venture away from home to face off against the Berne Union Rockets at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Centerburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Berne Union's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Centerburg is headed into the game having just posted their closest win since April 18, 2024 on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past Cardington-Lincoln 2-1. The Trojans haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Berne Union). Everything went their way against Harvest Prep on Thursday as they made off with a 23-1 win. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Berne Union is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.7 runs over those games. As for Centerburg, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Centerburg couldn't quite finish off Berne Union in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 4-2. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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