Canal Winchester dropped their record down to 8-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They came up short against the Newark Wildcats, falling 18-3. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 11-7 on April 7th.
Canal Winchester saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendal Mccrea, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Mccrea has hit this season. Another was Kara Schrader, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
As for Newark, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-10. The matchup marked their most dominant win of the season.
On Newark's side, they got a great performance from Maygen Woody as she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Woody has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Lilly Holmes was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Shanaberg, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Canal Winchester and Newark could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Indians will face off against Teays Valley at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (223 vs. 16). Meanwhile, Newark (ranked 405th) will meet Pickerington Central (ranked 150th) at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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