Centennial is 0-10 against Leuzinger since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centennial Apaches will head out on the road to face off against the Leuzinger Olympians at 3:03 p.m.
Sadly, Centennial is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They suffered a rough 18-4 defeat at the hands of Beverly Hills on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Leuzinger entered their tilt with Hawthorne with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Cougars on Tuesday.
Magaly Guillermo was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off ten hits. Guillermo has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Guillermo was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Lewis, who went 3-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Emily Gamboa was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Leuzinger, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
Centennial suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Leuzinger when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Guillermo, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and not a single walk). Now that Centennial knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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