After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Ralston, Twin River was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They came out on top against the Centennial Broncos by a score of 11-7. With that win, Twin River brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Braedyn Ramaekers and Paydon Rinkol made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ramaekers tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Rinkol tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At the plate, Ramaekers scored two runs while going 1-for-3, while Rinkol scored three runs and stole four bases while going 3-for-3. Rinkol is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Braeden Santos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxten Fowler, who scored three runs and stole a base.
Like Twin River, Centennial also got a great game from a two-way player: Devin Slawnyk. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Slawnyk was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ayden Konken made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Twin River's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Centennial, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-3.
Twin River will challenge Raymond Central at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Twin River has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Centennial, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Fairbury at 4:30 p.m. Centennial is facing Fairbury at the right time seeing as Fairbury is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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