Centennial had lost four straight at home, but on Wednesday they dropped down to 9-12 to make it five. They lost 16-2 to the Corona Panthers. The Huskies were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Panthers earlier this season, when they won 5-2.
Centennial saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Branden Carrillo, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double. Another was Aiden Llamas, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one RBI.
As for Corona, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.
On Corona's side, they gave Mason Sims the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Sims has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances. Eric Yao picked up the save, pitching three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Trey Ebel was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Pascarella, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
While Centennial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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