The Centennial Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Canby Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Canby's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Centennial had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Wilsonville.
Hillsboro typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Canby proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Spartans and snuck past 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Lauren Toma, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Summer St John, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Canby, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Centennial skirted past Canby 2-0 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Canby's Allison Hayzlett, who didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centennial still be able to contain Hayzlett? There's only one way to find out.
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