Centennial was the 3-2 winner over Glenelg when they last played one another back in March of 2025, but their luck changed this time around. The Eagles fell just short of the Gladiators by a score of 5-3 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since May 2, 2025.
Centennial saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Leider, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 6-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 13-0 Mt. Hebron (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 93.3% over those games). As for Glenelg, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Centennial is set to square off against their familiar foe Howard on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Glenelg will challenge rival Mt. Hebron at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Gladiators 2.8, the Vikings 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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