The Centennial Chargers will head out on the road to square off against the St. Thomas More Sabers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial will be strutting in after a victory while St. Thomas More will be coming in after a loss.
Centennial is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came out on top against Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a score of 10-7 on Monday.
Tate Sauer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Sauer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Ty Hunt and Madden Schurvinske did most of the damage at the plate: Hunt went 3-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Schurvinske scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That triple marked the first that Hunt hit this season. Cal Meyers was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3.
Centennial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, St. Thomas More fell victim to Maroa-Forsyth and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Trojans. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Sabers' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Centennial's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for St. Thomas More, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Centennial couldn't quite get it done against St. Thomas More when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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