On Saturday, Center Grove faced McCutcheon in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Center Grove Trojans walked away with a 10-5 win over the McCutcheon Mavericks. Center Grove's victory was all the more impressive since McCutcheon was averaging only 3.73 runs allowed on the season.
Center Grove got a great performance from Kellen Thomson as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up five earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Thomson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cal Schembra, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Noah Coy, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Center Grove pushed their record up to 24-2 with that win, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season. As for McCutcheon, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-3.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Center Grove beat McCutcheon by a score of 7-2 later that day.
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