The Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions will face off against the Shelby County Rockets at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy-Louisville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Christian Academy-Louisville took a seven-run defeat the last time they faced off against Tates Creek, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Centurions had just enough and edged out the Commodores 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Centurions have posted since May 9, 2024.
Nathan Durston looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, Christian Academy-Louisville's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Combs, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Trey Tipton was another, going 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Shelby County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Collins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Christian Academy-Louisville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Shelby County, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-15.
Christian Academy-Louisville took their win against Shelby County in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Do the Centurions have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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