On Monday, Celina faced Allen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Celina Bobcats' pitchers stepped up to hand the Allen Eagles a 2-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Celina as they're now sitting on six straight.
For Allen's part, they had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Brooks Bettley and Sean Kless Bettley tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Kless tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kless has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Celina is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 29-4 record this season. As for Allen, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 23-10.
Celina does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Allen, they will head out on the road to face off against Marcus at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Marcus: 3.8, Allen: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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