The Centerville Elks will challenge the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Centerville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Pickerington North's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Centerville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Lakota East by a score of 5-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Elks.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North duked it out with Thomas Worthington on Thursday. The Panthers walked away with a 6-2 win over the CARDINALS. Six seems to be a good number for the Panthers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pickerington North got a great performance from Keegan Reuscher as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Nic Markle and Brent Parsons did most of the damage at the plate: Markle went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Parsons went a perfect 4-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Parsons a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Whetstone, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pickerington North kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive contests.
Centerville's record now sits at 25-4. As for Pickerington North, their record is now 20-9.
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