The Central Crossing Comets will challenge the Pickerington North Panthers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Central Crossing came up short against Little Miami on Friday, falling 9-3.
Lindsay Russell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple.
Meanwhile, Pickerington North suffered their closest loss since April 15, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Symmes Valley by a score of 4-2.
Pickerington North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Mickey, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one run.
Pickerington North's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Central Crossing, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Central Crossing hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Pickerington North struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Central Crossing was able to grind out a solid victory over Pickerington North in their previous matchup last Wednesday, winning 4-0. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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