Baseball Game Preview: Central Crossing Comets vs. Reynoldsburg Raiders

Central Crossing and Reynoldsburg are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Comets will take on the Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Central Crossing will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Central Crossing is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Briggs get on the board and left with a 20-0 win on Monday. The Comets haven't had any issues with the Bruins recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Preston Carter

Stolen Base (Career)

05/19/25 vs Briggs	3
05/09/25 vs Westerville Central	2
04/23/25 vs Westerville Central	2
04/21/25 vs New Albany	2
04/19/25 @ Franklin Heights	2

Preston Carter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Central Crossing is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 3-19 otherwise. Carter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Central Crossing got a massive performance out of Robert Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most doubles Taylor has posted since back in March of 2024. Kyle Richardson was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.

Central Crossing always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Briggs only posted an OBP of .231.

Meanwhile, Reynoldsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Westerville North, falling 15-0.

Central Crossing's record now sits at 5-20. As for Reynoldsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 4-13.

Central Crossing suffered a grim 16-2 defeat to Reynoldsburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Comets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.