Groveport-Madison is 1-8 against Pickerington Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Groveport-Madison Cruisers will head out on the road to face off against the Pickerington Central Tigers at 5:00 p.m.
Groveport-Madison is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Bexley by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Pickerington Central entered their tilt with St. Charles with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They won by a run and slipped past the Cardinals 5-4. That's two games straight that Pickerington Central has won by just one run.
Pickerington Central's win was truly a team effort as nine different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Lee, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Colton Landtiser was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Groveport-Madison's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Pickerington Central, they pushed their record up to 15-2-1 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Groveport-Madison suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Pickerington Central in their previous matchup on April 13th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pickerington Central's Roman DiCuirci, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Now that Groveport-Madison knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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