Century had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Meridian Bobcats with a sharp 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Century, who have now won three games by nine runs or more so far this season.
Hunter Burd was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Burd was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brayden Shepard was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caden Crain, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Century has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Meridian, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-10.
Century will head out on the road to square off against Cobden at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Meridian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pope County at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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