Centennial extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping them down to 3-8. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Duluth Wildcats. The Knights were not able to make up for their defeat to the Wildcats from their previous meeting back in September of 2024.
Ella Jacobs made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
As for Duluth, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
On Duluth's side, Kaylie Zirger was a major factor no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Zirger was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four runs, two RBI, and one double. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
Zirger wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Dopp, who went 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. That double was Dopp's first of the season.
Centennial and Duluth could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings. The Knights (ranked 199th) will meet Cambridge (ranked 18th) at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Duluth will challenge North Gwinnett at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (183 vs. 13).
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