Frontier has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Frontier has not struggled against Liberty recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Frontier's pitcher stepped up to hand Liberty a 1-0 shutout.
Frontier's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kelsy Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Centennial came tearing into Tuesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Rams 5-3. That's two games straight that Centennial has won by exactly two runs.
Madison Cabrera made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Cabrera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Andersen was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Mackenzie Johnson was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Frontier's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. As for Centennial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Frontier has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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