It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Central had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They skirted past the Liberty Charter Lions 6-5. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one run.
Yanely Felix tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched.
Jayleen Beltran
| 05/20/26 @ Liberty Charter | 4 |
| 04/24/26 vs Calexico | 2 |
| 04/21/26 @ Calexico | 2 |
| 04/02/26 vs Southwest EC | 2 |
| 03/27/26 vs Calipatria | 2 |
At the plate, Jayleen Beltran was incredible, going 4-for-5 with one home run, three doubles, and four RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Lea Zavala was another key player, going 4-for-5 with one run and one double.
The win made it two in a row for Central and bumps their season record up to 10-14-1. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Liberty Charter, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-5.
Central and Liberty Charter are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Spartans will challenge Madison at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Central's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Warhawks have averaged an impressive 9.5 runs per game this season. As for Liberty Charter, they will take on Maranatha Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Lions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season.
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