Pickerington Central waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Groveport-Madison Cruisers onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Pickerington Central, who have now won four games by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Stalter tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gavin Gallagher and Ben Thornberry did most of the damage at the plate: Gallagher scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Thornberry scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Wyatt Lee was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Groveport-Madison's side, they 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.
Pickerington Central's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Groveport-Madison, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Pickerington Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Groveport-Madison: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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