The Central City/Centura Kernels will head out on the road to face off against the Wayne Blue Devils at 10:30 a.m. in their first game on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Central City/Centura: 4.1, Wayne: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Central City/Centura unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 14-4 walloping at the hands of Lincoln Lutheran.
Blake Jensen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, Wayne put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on Tekamah-Herman with a sharp 15-2 win. The victory was familiar territory for Wayne who now have ten in a row.
Gavin Anderson looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Wayne got a massive performance out of Devin Anderson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Contreras, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
Central City/Centura's loss dropped their record down to 9-3. As for Wayne, they pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart in their first game on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Central City/Centura has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wayne struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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