The Centralia Orphans will face off against the Marion Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centralia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Marion will be up against a hot Centralia squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Orphans' pitcher stepped up to hand Odin/Patoka/Sandoval a 15-0 shutout on Monday. The Orphans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
Xavier Koch
| 04/28/25 vs Odin/Patoka/Sandoval | 5 |
| 04/21/25 @ Belleville East | 1 |
| 04/11/25 @ Belleville West | 2 |
| 03/28/25 vs Salem | 3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Mascoutah | 0 |
| 03/17/25 vs DuQuoin | 5 |
Xavier Koch made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. What's more, he posted five strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs and one double. Centralia is undefeated when Koch posts two or more runs, but 6-8 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Drake Fahringer, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Centralia's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 7-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Rhett Lambert, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs and one RBI.
Centralia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .621. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, after a string of ten wins, Marion's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Goreville by a score of 7-6.
Centralia's win bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.
Centralia couldn't quite get it done against Marion in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 5-2. Will the Orphans have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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