The Centennial Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Okeechobee Brahmans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Centennial nor Okeechobee posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Centennial fell victim to Monsignor Pace and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 6-0 to the Spartans. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pablo Almonte was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 5.1 innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Centennial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Feldman, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double was Feldman's first of the season.
Jensen Beach hit Okeechobee with a seven-run sixth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Brahmans came up short against the Falcons, falling 13-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Brahmans have suffered since March 28, 2025.
Having lost for the first time this season, Okeechobee fell to 2-1. As for Centennial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Friday as neither team is afraid to steal. Centennial has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Okeechobee struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.3 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Centennial might still be hurting after the 13-5 defeat they got from Okeechobee in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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