The Centaurus Warriors will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the Englewood Pirates at 4:30 p.m. Centaurus is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 14 runs per game this season.
Centaurus is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Platte Canyon on Monday as Centaurus made off with a 26-6 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.
Nora Midness made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs, two stolen bases, and two stolen bases. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Centaurus got a massive performance out of Kaitlyn Long, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Sanders, who scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centaurus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .786. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Englewood didn't have quite enough to beat Middle Park on Saturday and fell 8-7. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Centaurus is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Englewood, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Centaurus skirted past Englewood 12-11 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centaurus since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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