The Wheelersburg Pirates will head out to challenge the Central Crossing Comets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wheelersburg has three straight wins, Central Crossing has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Wheelersburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Adena. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matches by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Jack Picklesimer, who gave up just three hits to keep Adena off the board.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brycen Longfellow, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Jake Clevenger also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Central Crossing's offense. They came up short against Pickerington North on Friday, falling 9-0.
Wheelersburg's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Central Crossing, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
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