Century waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Cobden Appleknockers 4-2. That's more bragging rights for Century, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Adam Taake spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caden Crain was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bryce Windings, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Cobden's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mitchell Howell, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Century has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Cobden, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Century will take on Shawnee at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season. As for Cobden, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Galatia/Thompsonville at 4:29 p.m. Cobden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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