Centennial is 1-9 against Jensen Beach since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Centennial Eagles will be playing at home against the Jensen Beach Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Centennial will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Eau Gallie typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Centennial proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-3 win over the Commodores.
Sebastien Germano tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gio Lopez was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Muscerella, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Jensen Beach had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Northmont with a sharp 12-1 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Jensen Beach considering their one-run performance the game before.
Christian Herrington looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Hudson Gardiner was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run and five RBI. Connor Cantillo was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Centennial's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-10. As for Jensen Beach, their victory bumped their record up to 6-9.
Centennial came up short against Jensen Beach in their previous matchup back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jensen Beach's Cian Copeland, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Centennial knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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