The Newark Wildcats will venture away from home to challenge the Pickerington Central Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Pickerington Central took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newark, who comes in off a win.
Newark gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top against Canal Winchester by a score of 11-7. With that win, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Maygen Woody
| 04/07/25 @ Canal Winchester | 0 |
| 04/01/25 @ Groveport-Madison | 2 |
| 03/31/25 vs Groveport-Madison | 2 |
| 03/27/25 vs Lincoln | 1 |
Newark got a great performance from Maygen Woody as she struck out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up six earned runs off ten hits (and not a single walk). Woody has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Calyn Music was a standout: she went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Those doubles marked the first that she hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Holmes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4.
Newark was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Pickerington Central's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell 7-4 to Lancaster.
Camree Cunningham made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Newark's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-5. As for Pickerington Central, the defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 4-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Newark hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pickerington Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Newark was able to grind out a solid win over Pickerington Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 12-7. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
