After a string of four wins, Pickerington Central's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of the Teays Valley Vikings by a score of 3-2. Pickerington Central was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Teays Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2019.
Pickerington Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Pickerington Central's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 20-4-1. As for Teays Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Pickerington Central will head out on the road to square off against Newark Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Pickerington Central: 2.9, Newark Catholic: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Teays Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Briggs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Teays Valley is on a three-game streak of home wins, Briggs a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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