Century lost against Anna-Jonesboro back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Century Centurions lost 9-1 to the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats. Century has struggled against Anna-Jonesboro recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Anna-Jonesboro's part, Ruby Yates made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Yates has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Yates was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jayda Shepard, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jayci Needling, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Century's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Anna-Jonesboro, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Century will be playing at home against Shawnee at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Shawnee is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Anna-Jonesboro, they will head out on the road to square off against Massac County at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Anna-Jonesboro is facing Massac County at the right time seeing as Massac County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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