Centennial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Centennial's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
Centennial's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Peoria as Centennial made off with a 22-0 win.
Meanwhile, Urbana was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight loss. They fell just short of Centennial by a score of 11-9.
Jaydon Riggs was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Noah Baker was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Centennial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12-1 record this season. As for Urbana, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-18.
Centennial skirted past Urbana 11-9 in their previous matchup on Friday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Urbana's Nico Wiemelt, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centennial still be able to contain Wiemelt? There's only one way to find out.
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