A night after beating the Sparks National Renegades in a game that guaranteed one Sparks team reaching the semifinals, Sparks Centennial continued its undefeated streak with a roller-coaster ride Wednesday night.

Sparks Centennial couldn’t have asked for a better situation, down one with the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the sixth.

But after the Centennials’ No. 2 and 3 hitters went down swinging to Reno American closer Ricky Vera, it all came down to clean-up hitter Lincoln Turner.

Turner hit a high pop-up behind second base, but Reno’s second baseman could not come up with the jumping catch. Because there were two outs, all the runners were on the move and Jonah Yoelin was able to slide home safely ahead of the throw for the game-winning run in the 13-12 contest.

It didn’t take long for Sparks to take control of the game. A nine-run first inning made it seem like the outcome would never be in question.

The Centennials put six runs on the board before an out was recorded. Sparks received many free steals of second base due to first and third situations, and that helped keep the rally alive.

Cameron Draper had an RBI single to start the scoring for Sparks and tied the game at 1-1. Then Turner knocked in the first of his four RBIs on the night. He also recorded a second RBI single to cap the first-inning rally.

Aldo Jimenez and Brandon Biggs both added two-run singles in the first.

But that almost looked like the high point for the Centennials as Reno American slowly crept back into the ballgame.

Collin Gibbons’ RBI single and Jake Bell’s two-run single helped Reno close the gap to 9-5 with four runs in the top of the second.

After the two teams traded two runs in the third, Reno went ahead 12-11 by putting a five spot on the board in the fifth frame.

Bell, Vera and Garette Yawn had back-to-back-to-back run-scoring singles in the inning.

But that just led to the dramatics of the sixth.

Reno’s Johnny Dietrich had been solid on the mound, throwing four hitless innings of relief. He had only allowed the two runs in the third thanks to five walks.

That wildness returned in the bottom of the sixth as he walked the first two batters and was pulled from the game in favor of Vera. Vera proceeded to walk his first hitter to load the bases before striking out the next two to make Sparks fans nervous.

Yoelin, who was the starting pitcher for Sparks and was in line for the win after working four innings, at least got to say he scored the game-winning run to send the Centennials into tonight’s Renegades championship game versus heavily-favored Washoe. First pitch is scheduled for 8 p.m.