Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the King's Ridge Christian Tigers. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Centennial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maria Mrus, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. The dominant performance gave Mrus a new career-high in strikeouts.
Even though they lost, Centennial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 5-17. As for King's Ridge Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Centennial will face off against Westminster at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for King's Ridge Christian, they will challenge Whitefield Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. King's Ridge Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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