Northeastern won the last time they faced Centerville, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Northeastern Knights came out on top against the Centerville Bulldogs by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Northeastern.
Blake Waters made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off eight hits. Waters was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Waters wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Johnson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Centerville didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northeastern only tossed three.
Northeastern's win bumped their record up to 12-8. As for Centerville, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.
Northeastern will play host again on Monday to welcome Eastern Hancock, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Hancock has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.75 runs per game on average), something Northeastern will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Centerville, they will head out on the road to square off against Hagerstown at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hagerstown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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