Centennial is 0-10 against Mountain View since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Centennial Patriots will head out on the road to face off against the Mountain View Mavericks at 5:00 p.m. Centennial is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Centennial suffered a tough 15-3 loss at the hands of Middleton. Centennial has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Jazmine Rodrigues made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mountain View faced Capital in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Mountain View came out on top against Capital by a score of 12-8. Winning may never get old, but Mountain View sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Brooke Austin was incredible, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tayelynn Puyleart, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Mountain View, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Centennial hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Mountain View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 29-3 loss they got from Mountain View in their previous matchup back in March. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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