The Pickerington North Panthers will square off against the Lancaster Golden Gales at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pickerington North will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Pickerington North lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Central Crossing, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's game. The Panthers never let the Comets get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Friday. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Gabe Garcia looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Grant Williams was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Nic Markle, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Lancaster strolled into their game on Friday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Pickerington Central. Give the Golden Gales' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
The victory got Pickerington North back to even at 2-2. As for Lancaster, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Pickerington North took their victory against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-4 score. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Golden Gales turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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