Centennial had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Ironwood Eagles. That's more bragging rights for Centennial, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Noah Grajeda looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, William Strand was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Liu Rodriguez, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Ironwood's side, Lane Stilwell was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Stilwell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Stilwell wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Roman Polanco, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Ironwood, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Centennial beat Ironwood by a score of 12-1.
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