Central Crossing lost against Pickerington Central on April 9th, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Central Crossing Comets' tough 19-6 defeat to the Pickerington Central Tigers might stick with them for a while. Central Crossing has not had much luck with Pickerington Central recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
For Pickerington Central's part, Roman DiCuirci spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered six runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up nine Ks. DiCuirci has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Connor Retherford, who fired off three triples, five RBI, and two runs while going 3-for-4. Cael Kogge was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Central Crossing's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Pickerington Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season.
Central Crossing will head out on the road to take on Lancaster at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lancaster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Central Crossing's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pickerington Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Newark at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pickerington Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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