The Teays Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pickerington North took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Teays Valley, who comes in off a win.
Teays Valley will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Bloom-Carroll, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Vikings walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Bulldogs on Wednesday.
Bloom-Carroll hit Pickerington North with a seven-run fifth inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 12-2 to the Bulldogs. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Pickerington North saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Xavier Notestone, who went 1-for-2 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Teays Valley is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for Pickerington North, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
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