The Centennial Cougars will venture away from home to take on the White Bear Lake Bears at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Centennial's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so White Bear Lake's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Centennial got the win against St. Anthony Village by a conclusive 10-2. Considering the Cougars have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, White Bear Lake came tearing into Monday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Mustangs.
Lilly Martin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, Kendall Kotzmacher was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddy Belisle, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
White Bear Lake hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive contests.
White Bear Lake pushed their record up to 12-6 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Centennial, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
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