Westland lost against Pickerington North on April 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Westland Cougars lost 7-1 to the Pickerington North Panthers. Westland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Pickerington North's part, Andrew Mendoza made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mendoza was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Keegan Reuscher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Jackson Turnbull, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Westland's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Pickerington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Westland will take on New Albany at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Pickerington North, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Grove City at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pickerington North's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Grove City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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