Saturday afternoon, Centennial softball hosted its first playoff game since its 2019 team was the 5A runner up while Centennial baseball had its first home playoff game since 2017.
The good feelings in Coyote Country dissipated as visiting Queen Creek Casteel rediscovered itself in both diamond sports after under-.500 seasons. In both games, the Colts looked more like the teams that made the 5A semifinals last year.
Here's a look at how Casteel did this, in one game that came down the last pitch and the other that ended early because of the 10-run rule:
