Central City/Centura is a perfect 9-0 against St. Paul/Palmer since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Kernels will challenge the Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. Central City/Centura will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Central City/Centura's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Thurston-Cuming County 6-0. The result was nothing new for the Kernels, who have now won 14 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Conner Erickson
| 05/09/25 vs Thurston-Cuming County | 2 |
| 05/05/25 @ Elkhorn | 0 |
| 04/28/25 vs Lincoln Christian | 1 |
| 04/26/25 @ Malcolm | 1 |
Not much got past Conner Erickson, who gave up just seven hits to keep Thurston-Cuming County off the board. Erickson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Colter Lueders, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Hayden Murphy, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, St. Paul/Palmer was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They came up short against Adams Central, falling 9-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last three times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
St. Paul/Palmer saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Layne Baker, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Central City/Centura's victory bumped their record up to 21-1. As for St. Paul/Palmer, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
St. Paul/Palmer's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Central City/Centura hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .315. It's a different story for St. Paul/Palmer, though, as they've only averaged .249. Will they be able to contain Central City/Centura's hitters?
Central City/Centura beat St. Paul/Palmer 9-4 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Kernels repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
