The Kentridge Chargers will be playing at home against the Auburn Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Auburn took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kentridge, who comes in off a win.
Last Wednesday, everything went Kentridge's way against Federal Way as Kentridge made off with a 7-1 win.
Kentridge got a great performance from Dominic Desmarais as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Desmarais has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kentridge's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Gullard, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ethan Sugimoto, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Auburn didn't have quite enough to beat Auburn Mountainview on Wednesday and fell 4-2. Auburn has struggled against Auburn Mountainview recently, as their game on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Auburn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Whitehall-Gilkes, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Kentridge is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Auburn, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Kentridge skirted past Auburn 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Auburn's CJ Baxter, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Kentridge still be able to contain Baxter? There's only one way to find out.
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