The Pickerington North Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Dublin Coffman Rocks at 5:15 p.m. on Friday. Pickerington North is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
It was a proper cat-fight when Pickerington North challenged Pickerington Central on Thursday. The Panthers fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered against the Tigers since April 12, 2017.
JULIA DEELY and BRI ENGEL stepped up to the plate in a big way. DEELY went 2-for-5 with one home run, while ENGEL went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI. That home run marked the first that DEELY has launched this season. The team also got some help courtesy of MARIA GENT, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Dublin Coffman fell victim to Marysville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 8-0 to the Monarchs. The loss continues a trend for the Rocks in their meetings with the Monarchs: they've now lost three in a row.
Dublin Coffman saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaley Dosch, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Pickerington North's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12-1. As for Dublin Coffman, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Pickerington North hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Dublin Coffman struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.9 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other softball content.
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