Pickerington Central is 1-9 against Lancaster since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Pickerington Central Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lancaster Golden Gales at 5:15 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Wednesday.
Pickerington Central gave up the first runs last Monday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Groveport-Madison with a sharp 14-4 win. With that victory, Pickerington Central brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Izzy Herbst made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. Herbst was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Pickerington Central got a massive performance out of McKenna Nixt, who got on base in four of her five plate appearances with a home run and four runs. Sophia Kounouzvelis was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Lancaster stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Newark Catholic onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Lancaster as they're now sitting on three straight.
Pickerington Central's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-11. As for Lancaster, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Pickerington Central might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Lancaster in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Will Pickerington Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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