Pickerington Central had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Reynoldsburg Raiders. That's two games straight that Pickerington Central has won by just one run.
Pickerington Central got a great performance from Tyler Stalter as he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Stalter has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Connor Retherford was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI. Cael Kogge was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Pickerington Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Reynoldsburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Pickerington Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Reynoldsburg: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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