The Badin Rams will take on the Pickerington Central Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Pickerington Central will be up against a hot Badin squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Rams' pitchers stepped up to hand Carroll a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. The Rams might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by ten runs or more this season.
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Dylan Andrews and Chase Maggard dominated on the mound. Andrews tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit, while Maggard tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Maggard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Eli Wolpert and James Brink did most of the damage at the plate: Wolpert scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Brink went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those stolen bases marked the first that Wolpert snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Cummins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Badin kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 12.8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Pickerington Central). Everything went their way against Groveport-Madison on Wednesday as they made off with an 18-1 win. With that victory, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 7 runs per game.
Pickerington Central got a massive performance out of J.T. Metzka, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Cole Metz, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Pickerington Central's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Badin, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Badin has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Pickerington Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
