For the second straight game, Centennial will face off against Palo Verde. Centennial will head out on the road to take on Palo Verde at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nevada's top teams: Palo Verde, who was ranked third at the time (Centennial was ranked seventh). Centennial took a 12-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Palo Verde on Monday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
For Palo Verde's part, Brady Dallimore and Noah Knudson did most of the damage at the plate: Dallimore scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Knudson scored two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs Dallimore has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Clauss, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Palo Verde was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in four consecutive games.
Palo Verde is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
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