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| 04/01/25 - Away | 10-2 W |
| 03/28/24 - Home | 2-13 L |
| 03/27/23 - Away | 11-12 L |
| 05/07/22 - Home | 3-4 L |
| 03/29/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| + 3 more games |
Central City/Centura made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Hastings, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Kernels put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 10-2 victory on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Kernels have won by exactly eight runs.
Jakob Ruhl was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. Ruhl was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one triple.
In other batting news, Mason Gorecki was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Colbyn Peters was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Central City/Centura hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hastings struck out six times.
Central City/Centura has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 2 run this season. As for Hastings, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Central City/Centura will challenge rival Holdrege at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Hastings is set to take on their familiar foe Ralston on Thursday.
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