Centennial put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past the Okeechobee Brahmans 12-2. With that win, Centennial brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Hailey Brereton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out 12 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Brereton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 16 consecutive pitching appearances. Brereton was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Autumn Prakash, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jaelyn Cooke, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Okeechobee's side, Mallory Collier was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
Centennial's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-5. As for Okeechobee, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-10.
Centennial will be playing at home against Jupiter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Jupiter: 3.1, Centennial: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Okeechobee, they will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Glades Day at 4:30 p.m. Okeechobee has given up an average of 9.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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