Centennial is on a nine-game streak of home wins, while Sanger is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Centennial Golden Hawks will take on the Sanger Apaches at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Centennial: 2, Sanger: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Centennial didn't have quite enough to beat Frontier and fell 3-1.
Madison Cabrera was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Cabrera has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 19 consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI.
Cabrera wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Lundyn Harrison, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 18 runs the game before, Sanger was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 9-2 to Madera.
Centennial's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-6. As for Sanger, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Centennial has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sanger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Centennial beat Sanger 6-3 in their previous matchup back in March. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sanger turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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