Baseball Game Preview: Pickerington North Panthers vs. Westerville Central Warhawks

Pickerington North is 8-2 against Westerville Central since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. Pickerington North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.

It was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North duked it out with Lincoln on Wednesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over the Lions. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Panthers.

Nolan Sanders

Runs

04/30/25 vs Lincoln	2
04/28/25 vs Lincoln	2
04/21/25 vs Grove City	2
04/23/25 @ New Albany	1
04/17/25 @ Westerville Central	1
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on Nolan Sanders, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Pickerington North: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-6 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Myles Crockett, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Pickerington North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Meanwhile, Westerville Central hadn't done well against New Albany recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Warhawks had just enough and edged out the Eagles 3-2.

Westerville Central's record is now 7-9. As for Pickerington North, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Everything went Pickerington North's way against Westerville Central when the teams last played two weeks ago, as Pickerington North made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Warhawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.