Baseball Recap: Pickerington Central Comes Up Short

Pickerington Central has relied on a stalwart pitcher averaging 4.09 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They lost 14-2 to the New Albany Eagles. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost four in a row.

Walker Fortune made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.

Pickerington Central's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for New Albany, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 15-7.

While Pickerington Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.