Decatur is 1-6 against Kentridge since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Decatur Golden Gators will look to defend their home field against the Kentridge Chargers at 4:00 p.m. Decatur will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Decatur earned a 6-3 win over Federal Way.
Brayden Larsen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ethan Flavel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Gilmore, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Kentridge got themselves on the board against Auburn on Wednesday, but Auburn never followed suit. They blew past the Trojans 9-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kentridge.
Akoni Nazarino looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Rylan Gullard was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Ethan Sugimoto, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Decatur's victory bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Kentridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season.
Decatur came up short against Kentridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Decatur, Kaden Barnes (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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