The Lancaster Golden Gales will head out on the road to take on the Pickerington Central Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lancaster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Pickerington Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lancaster is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Groveport-Madison with a sharp 15-0 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Gales, who have now won seven matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Pickerington Central was a bit more limited in their contest on Wednesday. They fell 4-1 to Canal Winchester.
Cael Kogge was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Pickerington Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dillon Powers, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
The win was the third in a row for Lancaster, bringing their record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Pickerington Central, they dropped their record down to 8-6 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lancaster beat Pickerington Central 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Gales since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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