Central City/Centura has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Douglas County West Falcon at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Central City/Centura's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They skirted past Roncalli Catholic 1-0.
Central City/Centura's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Hayden Murphy, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Douglas County West waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Warriors out 2-1.
Wil Reeves spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Central City/Centura is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Douglas County West, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central City/Centura has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Douglas County West struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Central City/Centura's way against Douglas County West in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 as Central City/Centura made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central City/Centura since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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