The Centennial Spartans will square off against the Birdville Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Centennial 2.7, Birdville 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They never let Arlington Heights get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won 20 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Addison McCroskey looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Madelyn Hickey and Madison Haynes did most of the damage at the plate: Hickey went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one triple, while Haynes went 2-for-4 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Another player making a difference was Kalie Randall, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .520. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .469 or higher in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Birdville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 8-3.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-7 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.9 runs over those games. As for Birdville, they pushed their record up to 27-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road.
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