The Centennial Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paradise Valley Trojans at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Centennial waltzed into their match on Tuesday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Wildcats onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. Six seems to be a good number for Centennial as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Bobby Villa and Cohen Baack did most of the damage at the plate: Villa scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Baack scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Villa is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last seven games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Crellin, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Paradise Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They blew past the Cougars 18-1.
Jackson Schultz looked comfortable as he struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Paradise Valley let Jakob Kawar and Ian Cabrera loose on the outfield. Kawar went 2-for-3 with a home run and four runs, while Cabrera scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Daniel Mort, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Centennial is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. As for Paradise Valley, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-6.
Thursday's contest might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Centennial has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .460. However, it's not like Paradise Valley struggles in that department as they've averaged .454. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Centennial came up short against Paradise Valley when the teams last played on March 5th, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Paradise Valley's Brady Bowers, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Centennial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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