Silver Creek is 10-0 against Centaurus since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Silver Creek Raptors will be playing at home against the Centaurus Warriors at 12:00 p.m.
Silver Creek fell victim to Thomas Jefferson and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans.
Nolan Gaccetta was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Silver Creek saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Acosta, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Centaurus had already won four in a row dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 20-0 shutout.
Centaurus got a massive performance out of Zak White, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Ethan Glenn was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Silver Creek's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Centaurus, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.
Silver Creek skirted past Centaurus 5-4 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will Silver Creek repeat their success, or does Centaurus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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