The Centennial Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Mission Viejo Diablos at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Mission Viejo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Centennial faced San Juan Hills in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Centennial took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of San Juan Hills. Centennial's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Centennial got a good showing from Damon Esqueda, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Centennial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Arellano, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mission Viejo entered their tilt with Torrance with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They beat the Tartars on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Cooper Hahn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hahn was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Mission Viejo let Keenan Anzai and Zale Ming loose on the outfield. Anzai went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Ming went 2-for-4 with a home run. Another player making a difference was Jacob Powley, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with.
Centennial's defeat dropped their record down to 14-3. As for Mission Viejo, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Centennial came up short against Mission Viejo in their previous matchup back in April of 2015, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Centennial, Daniel` Strickland (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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