Frontier is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Centennial is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Frontier Titans will take on the Centennial Golden Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Frontier: 2, Centennial: 1.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Frontier's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Centennial on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Golden Hawks by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that Frontier has lost by exactly two runs.
For Centennial's part, not much got past Madison Cabrera, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Frontier off the board. Cabrera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lundyn Harrison, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Frontier's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Centennial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Frontier has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Centennial struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.9. 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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