Centennial and Liberty are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Centennial Golden Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Liberty Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Liberty's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Liberty is hoping to do on Tuesday what Highland couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Centennial's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Centennial's way against Highland as Centennial made off with a 10-4 victory.
Madison Cabrera made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Cabrera has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Cabrera was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Emma Rocha and Mackenzie Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: Rocha went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Rocha has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Chambree Delcid was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Liberty had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Stockdale on Thursday. Liberty has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Centennial has been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-6.
Everything went Centennial's way against Liberty in their previous meeting back in March as Centennial made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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