After flying high against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield two weeks ago, Cisne came back down to earth. The Cisne Runnin' Lions fell just short of the Centralia Orphans by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
For Centralia's part, Lane Griffin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, Centralia's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Drake Fahringer, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Cisne's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Centralia, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Cisne will head out on the road to face off against North Clay/Clay City at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Centralia, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Belleville West at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Belleville West's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Centralia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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