Pickerington Central is 7-1 against Groveport-Madison since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Pickerington Central Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Groveport-Madison Cruisers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pickerington Central has four straight wins, Groveport-Madison has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Pickerington Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They never let Groveport-Madison onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Pickerington Central has won by exactly ten runs.
Tyler Stalter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pickerington Central let Gavin Gallagher and Ben Thornberry loose on the outfield. Gallagher scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Thornberry scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Jake Soha was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Pickerington Central's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Groveport-Madison, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
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