Centennial extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping them down to 4-10. They lost 10-0 to the Normal Community Ironmen. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Chargers of the 6-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2025.
As for Normal Community, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 25th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games.
For Normal Community's part, they got a great performance from Josh Jones as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Max Heineman was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Naour, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
While Centennial had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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