On Monday, Centennial faced Shadow Ridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Centennial Bulldogs walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Shadow Ridge Mustangs. Winning may never get old, but Centennial sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Sloane Merrell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits.
On the hitting side, Campbell Cole was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. Valeria Lopez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Shadow Ridge's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carmella Garganese, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Centennial pushed their record up to 18-9-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Shadow Ridge, their loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-5.
Centennial will head out on the road to challenge Palo Verde at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Palo Verde: 3.4, Centennial: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Shadow Ridge, they will be playing at home against Liberty at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Liberty has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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