Centralia is 2-8 against Mt. Vernon since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centralia Orphans will take on the Mt. Vernon Rams at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, Centralia came up short against Effingham and fell 9-4.
Centralia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Koch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Salem by a score of 6-1.
Ty Pierce put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Pierce was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Centralia's record is now 16-14. As for Mt. Vernon, they dropped their record down to 14-20 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Centralia couldn't quite finish off Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup on May 1st and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mt. Vernon's Wade Pierce, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Centralia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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