The Abilene Eagles will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Centennial Spartans at 12:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Abilene: 2.6, Centennial: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Abilene heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They lost 13-2 to Centennial.
For Centennial's part, Bailey Lindemuth made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Lindemuth has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lindemuth was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Centennial got a massive performance out of Olivia Martin, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hannah McCurry, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Abilene's loss dropped their record down to 25-14-1. As for Centennial, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 31-7.
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