Sadly, Groveport-Madison is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matches. They fell victim to a rough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Pickerington Central Tigers on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Groveport-Madison has lost by exactly ten runs.
Groveport-Madison saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaihden Mitchell, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base.
On Pickerington Central's side, they got a great performance from Tyler Stalter as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Stalter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Pickerington Central let Gavin Gallagher and Ben Thornberry loose on the outfield. Gallagher scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Thornberry scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Lee, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Groveport-Madison's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Pickerington Central, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
While Groveport-Madison had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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