The Canal Winchester Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Westerville Central Warhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Canal Winchester has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Westerville Central will arrive with three straight victories.
Canal Winchester came up short against Big Walnut on Monday, falling 9-3.
Kendal Mccrea was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in April. She was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Peyton Sturgell was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Westerville Central). They blew past Westerville South 19-6 last Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Canal Winchester's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Westerville Central, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Canal Winchester suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Westerville Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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