With a playoff game on the line, Centralia rose to the challenge on Thursday. They never let the Mt. Vernon Rams onto the board and left with a 1-0 win. This was payback for Centralia, who suffered a 4-2 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Lane Griffin's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Centralia's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cruz Harlan, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Mt. Vernon's side, Trevor McClure put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). McClure was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Centralia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-14 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-21.
As of now, neither Centralia nor Mt. Vernon have any future games scheduled.
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