Jaylynn Brown shut out Mexico the last time Centralia faced them this season.
The senior did it again on Saturday in the Class 3 District 4 semifinals while breaking her own school record, finishing with 20 strikeouts to beat No. 3 seed Mexico 5-0 in Mexico. No. 2 seed and state No. 3 Centralia (27-6) advances to face district and state No. 1 Chillicothe (29-2) at 6 p.m. Monday in Mexico for the championship. Brown prevously had the school record of strikeouts in a seven-inning game of 19 in a 3-0 district semifinal win two years ago against North Callaway. Payton Shaw had the lone Mexico hit and Aleigha Henderson drew a walk in their final games as Lady Bulldogs, which finished 21-9 for their most wins since the 2018 state championship season.
Brooklyn Hardin was 2-for-3 with a two-RBI home run, Avery Bruns had a solo home run, and Brown and Ealynne Bostick each had a RBI. Hardin and Bruns hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning to make it 4-0.
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