The Pickerington Central Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bishop Watterson Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Pickerington Central sitting on four straight victories and Bishop Watterson on five.
Pickerington Central put the finishing touches on their fourth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let Groveport-Madison onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. That's two games straight that Pickerington Central has won by exactly ten runs.
Pickerington Central got a great performance from Tyler Stalter as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Stalter 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. Another player making a difference was Jake Soha, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Bishop Watterson ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Tippecanoe and snuck past 4-3. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs Bishop Watterson has scored all season.
Pickerington Central pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs per game. As for Bishop Watterson, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Pickerington Central might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Bishop Watterson when the teams last played back in April of 2015. Will Pickerington Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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