Centaurus waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Arvada Bulldogs. The seven-run effort marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Nora Midness was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out 14 batters over eight innings while giving up three earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Emery Fannin and Kaitlyn Long did most of the damage at the plate: Fannin scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5, while Long scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Noble Paw, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Centaurus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .441. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're batting average total in three consecutive games.
Centaurus pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Arvada, their loss dropped their record down to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Centaurus will stay at home for another game and welcome Jefferson Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centaurus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.7 runs per game this season. As for Arvada, they will take on Denver North at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Arvada is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 12.2 runs per game this season.
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