Gadsden hasn't had much luck against Centennial recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Panthers will challenge the Hawks at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Gadsden's offense. They fell just short of Las Cruces by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Panthers' loss continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Meanwhile, Centennial faced Mayfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Hawks came out on top in a nail-biter against the Trojans, sneaking past 2-1. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
The team relied heavily on Cole Alons, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mateo Marquez, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Gadsden, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11-1.
Gadsden might still be hurting after the 17-7 loss they got from Centennial when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Panthers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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