The Central Crossing Comets are taking a road trip to square off against the New Albany Eagles at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Central Crossing has four straight wins, New Albany has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Central Crossing's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Pickerington North by a score of 4-0.
Hayliee Roberts
| 04/09/25 @ Pickerington North | 14 |
| 04/07/25 vs Lincoln | 8 |
| 04/02/25 @ Jonathan Alder | 15 |
| 03/25/25 vs Perry | 7 |
Not much got past Hayliee Roberts, who gave up just four hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Pickerington North off the board. Roberts has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Central Crossing's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lindsay Russell, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Nina Robison also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
Meanwhile, New Albany came up short against Lincoln on Wednesday and fell 13-9.
Bella Dues was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Bowersock, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
New Albany's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Central Crossing, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
New Albany's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Central Crossing has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for New Albany, though, as they've been averaging only 1.7 strikeouts. Will Central Crossing keep running through batters, or will the Eagles buck the trend?
Central Crossing couldn't quite get it done against New Albany in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 4-0. Can the Comets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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