Central Crossing hasn't had much luck against New Albany recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Comets will welcome the Eagles at 5:00 p.m.
Central Crossing fell victim to Pickerington North and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They lost 10-0 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, New Albany came tearing into Monday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 5-4 W against the Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 31st.
New Albany got a great performance from Jay Smith as he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. That's the most strikeouts Smith has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, New Albany's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Carson Skinner, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Remy Trautner was another, going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Central Crossing's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for New Albany, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
Central Crossing might still be hurting after the 16-1 defeat they got from New Albany when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Comets have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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