The Pickerington Central Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Canal Winchester Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pickerington Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Pickerington Central stacked an eighth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They beat Pickerington North by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Pickerington Central.
Tyler Stalter was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over six innings pitched. Stalter has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stalter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Wyatt Lee was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Colton Landtiser, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Canal Winchester was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 7-1 to Big Walnut. That's two games in a row now that Canal Winchester has lost by exactly six runs.
Pickerington Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-3-1 record this season. As for Canal Winchester, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Everything went Pickerington Central's way against Canal Winchester in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 as Pickerington Central made off with a 9-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickerington Central since the squad 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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