Pickerington Central and Newark are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Pickerington Central Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Newark Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pickerington Central: 2.7, Newark: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Pickerington Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Reynoldsburg, taking the game 10-5. With that win, Pickerington Central brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Colton Landtiser made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Landtiser has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Landtiser was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cael Kogge, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ben Thornberry, who went 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Newark had to settle for a 5-3 defeat against Lancaster on Monday. That's two games in a row now that Newark has lost by exactly two runs.
Pickerington Central is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season. As for Newark, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.
Pickerington Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Newark when the teams last played on April 6th, sneaking past 5-3. Will Pickerington Central repeat their success, or does Newark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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