The Centerville Elks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Miamisburg Vikings at 5:00 p.m. Centerville will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Centerville can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mount Notre Dame a 10-0 shutout.
Hayley Arnold made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Arnold has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Arnold was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Ardyn Hopf was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and a triple. Lillie Hopf was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a double.
Meanwhile, Miamisburg waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Eagles 2-1.
Like Centerville, Miamisburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Alley Haas. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Haas was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two runs.
Haas wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ryla Zehring, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Centerville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Miamisburg, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Centerville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Miamisburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Centerville beat Miamisburg 4-1 in their previous meeting last Thursday. Does Centerville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Miamisburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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