Douglas County West is 0-3 against Central City/Centura since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Douglas County West Falcon will be staying on the road to face off against the Central City/Centura Kernels at 4:00 p.m. Douglas County West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Douglas County West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged Wayne out 3-1.
Jonas Timm spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up ten Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Douglas County West's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colton Willmott, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Central City/Centura faced Malcolm in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Central City/Centura lost 7-0 to Malcolm. The match marked the first time this year in which Central City/Centura was not able to get on the board.
Douglas County West is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Central City/Centura, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Douglas County West has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Central City/Centura struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Douglas County West came up short against Central City/Centura in their previous matchup on Saturday, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Central City/Centura's Jakob Ruhl, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Now that Douglas County West knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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