The Centerville Tigers will be playing at home against the Leon Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Centerville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Normangee with a sharp 12-1 win. Considering Centerville has won six games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Trayce Schwab and Jake Pineda were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Schwab tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Pineda pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Schwab has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Schwab scored two runs and stole a base, while Pineda went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Blake Boyd was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Gunnar Bazar, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leon had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Sandies a 4-0 shutout. After a 10-9 finish the last time they played, Leon and Grapeland decided to play a little more cautiously this time around.
Not much got past Brock Bumpurs, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Grapeland off the board.
At the plate, Landon Thomas and Cooper Stevens did most of the damage at the plate: Thomas scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Stevens went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Centerville has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for Leon, their victory bumped their record up to 8-9.
Centerville came out on top in a nail-biter against Leon in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Leon's Cole Ware, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be that much easier for Centerville to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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