The Celina Bulldogs will head out on the road to challenge the Parkway Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Celina is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Celina narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Henry 5-4.
Brady Steinbrunner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned runs on six hits and racked up six Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Brodee Schulte-Arnold was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zander Jones, who went 1-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Parkway didn't have quite enough to beat Marion Local on Friday and fell 4-2. Parkway has not had much luck with Marion Local recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Celina has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Parkway, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Celina couldn't quite finish off Parkway when the teams last played back in March and fell 2-0. Can Celina avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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