Joshua hasn't had much luck against Centennial recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Owls will take on the Spartans at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Centennial will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Joshua extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday. The Owls blew past Seguin 12-2.
Meanwhile, Centennial won against Seguin on Friday with 17 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. The Spartans never let Everman get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.
Alyssa Mayner made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Madelyn Hickey was a standout: she fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Lexie Arthur was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Centennial kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 15 consecutive games.
Centennial's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Joshua, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Joshua suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Centennial in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Owls avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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