The Pickerington North Panthers will square off against the Centerville Elks at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Pickerington North 3.1, Centerville 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pickerington North is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-2 win over Thomas Worthington. 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.
On the hitting side, Pickerington North let Nic Markle and Brent Parsons run wild. 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. That's the most stolen bases Markle has posted since back in April of 2025. Colin Whetstone was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
Pickerington North was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .481. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in seven consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Centerville earned a 5-2 win over Lakota East on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Elks.
Centerville's victory bumped their record up to 25-4. As for Pickerington North, their win bumped their record up to 20-9.
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