Central lost against Corvallis last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Central Panthers fell 6-1 to the Corvallis Spartans. Central has struggled against Corvallis recently, as their match on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Corvallis' part, Stefan Ortiz looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Ortiz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Corvallis saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Axel Prechel, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI. Micah Martin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Corvallis, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-8.
Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against Crescent Valley at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Central: 3.6, Crescent Valley: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Corvallis, they will head out on the road to square off against Silverton at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Corvallis is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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