The Canal Winchester Indians will square off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Canal Winchester is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Canal Winchester finally turned things around against Chillicothe on Tuesday. They never let the Cavaliers onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central didn't have done well against Westerville South recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pickerington Central blew past Westerville South 4-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Canal Winchester's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Pickerington Central, the win also got them back to even at 2-2-1.
Canal Winchester was able to grind out a solid victory over Pickerington Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Canal Winchester since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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