For the second straight game, Centralia will face off against Mt. Vernon. The Orphans will host the Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Centralia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Centralia's offense. They fell 3-0 to Mt. Vernon on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, the Orphans' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Mt. Vernon's part, not much got past Cale Maurer, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Centralia off the board. Maurer also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because the Rams are undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-13 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mt. Vernon's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Bronx Hefner, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits Hefner has posted over his last 11 games.
The victory (which was Mt. Vernon's fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-13. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Centralia, they moved to 11-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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