There's no place like home for Centralia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They skirted past the Mt. Vernon Rams 9-7. This was a revenge game for the Orphans: when they faced off against the Rams on Tuesday, they had to take a 3-0 defeat.

Aiden Endres
04/16/25 @ Mater Dei | 3 |
05/07/25 vs Mt. Vernon | 2 |
04/15/25 vs Cahokia | 2 |
04/01/25 @ Carbondale | 2 |
03/26/25 vs Herrin | 2 |
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Aiden Endres was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double. He has become a key player for Centralia: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Drake Fahringer, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Centralia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Vernon, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-14 record.
Coming up, Centralia will square off against Carlyle at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mt. Vernon, they will face off against Marshall County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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