Pickerington North is a perfect 3-0 against Bloom-Carroll since April of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Pickerington North is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Pickerington North took a ten-run defeat the last time they faced off against Pickerington Central, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Tigers 5-3.
Gabe Garcia
| 05/17/25 @ Pickerington Central | 11 |
| 04/01/25 @ Upper Arlington | 6 |
| 04/26/24 @ Westland | 6 |
| 04/17/25 @ Westerville Central | 4 |
| 04/11/25 vs Central Crossing | 4 |
Pickerington North got a great performance from Gabe Garcia as he struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Those 11 strikeouts gave Garcia a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Pickerington North's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Sanders, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Sanders is becoming a predictor of the Panthers' success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is undefeated (and 8-9 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, Bloom-Carroll didn't have quite enough to beat Lancaster on Saturday and fell 4-3.
Pickerington North pushed their record up to 11-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Bloom-Carroll, their loss dropped their record down to 16-4.
Pickerington North came out on top in a nail-biter against Bloom-Carroll when the teams last played back in May of 2022, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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