Softball Game Preview: Grove City Greyhounds vs. Pickerington North Panthers

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Grove City and Pickerington North are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Greyhounds will take on the Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Grove City will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Wednesday, then bounced right back against New Albany on Thursday. The Greyhounds were the clear victors by an 18-0 margin over the Eagles. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won five games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Pickerington North let Central Crossing stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Monday but luckily Pickerington North prevailed anyway. The Panthers walked away with an 8-4 win over the Comets. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.

Sami Whitcraft and Julia Deely did most of the damage at the plate: Whitcraft went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Deely went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Deely a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Makenna Hartley, who went 2-for-4 with three 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 12 hits. They are 3-1 when they post 11 or more hits.

Grove City moved to 8-6 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Pickerington North, their record now sits at 5-9.

Grove City skirted past Pickerington North 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greyhounds since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.