The Centralia Orphans will venture away from home to take on the Collinsville Kahoks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Centralia's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Collinsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Centralia's offense. They lost 7-0 to Freeburg on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Orphans have suffered since April 21st.
Centralia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drake Fahringer, who went 1-for-3 with one triple.
Meanwhile, Collinsville hadn't done well against O'Fallon recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Kahoks came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 5-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Kahoks' seventh straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Will Swip spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Centralia's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Collinsville, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 12-16 record.
Centralia might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Collinsville in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Orphans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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