It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Centennial ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Burleson Elks 5-4. The win continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Elks: they've now won seven in a row.
Ava Ellis made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only one walk, the fewest she's had since back in February. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madison Haynes, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Spartans
| 03/25/25 vs Burleson | 5-4 |
| 03/11/25 vs Everman | 17-0 |
| 03/07/25 vs Seguin | 16-0 |
| 02/25/25 vs Cleburne | 12-0 |
| 02/15/25 vs Rowlett | 17-0 |
| + 2 more games |
Centennial pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Burleson, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-5.
Centennial and Burleson should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Centennial will challenge Mansfield Timberview at 5:30 p.m. on Friday up 482 places (113 vs. 595). Meanwhile, Burleson (ranked 154th) will meet Joshua (ranked 324th) at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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