Centennial faced Mayfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hawks won by a run and slipped past the Trojans 2-1. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
The team relied heavily on Cole Alons, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Mateo Marquez was another key player, getting on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Hawks
| 04/10/25 @ Mayfield | 2-1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Mayfield | 10-2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Alamogordo | 5-1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Roswell | 8-5 |
| 03/26/25 @ Roswell | 7-3 |
Centennial's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Mayfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9-1.
Coming up, Centennial will challenge Gadsden at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The Hawks are facing the Panthers at the right time seeing as the Panthers are stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Mayfield, they will square off against Alamogordo at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans will also cruise into their next match with the timing on their side: the Tigers will have lost nine straight heading into Monday's game.
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