The Pickerington Central Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Newark Catholic Green Wave at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pickerington Central: 2.9, Newark Catholic: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pickerington Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Teays Valley just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2.
Pickerington Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Jonathan Alder typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Newark Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged the Pioneers out 4-2. The victory was familiar territory for Newark Catholic who now have five in a row.
Pickerington Central's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-4-1. As for Newark Catholic, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
Pickerington Central skirted past Newark Catholic 8-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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