The Pickerington Central Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Pickerington Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Lakota East's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, Pickerington Central came up short against Teays Valley and fell 8-4. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Brady Ventura made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Green, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lakota East, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakota West on Friday, sneaking past 3-1.
Lakota East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Pickerington Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
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