Central Crossing extended their losing streak to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 3-18. They lost 10-2 to the New Albany Eagles. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, with their most recent defeat being a 16-1 loss back in April.
As for New Albany, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. Considering they have won 11 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For New Albany's part, Peter Dippolito tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over five innings pitched. Dippolito has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Mason Ackermann, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jate Hoovler, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central Crossing will challenge rival Westerville Central at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, New Albany is set to face off against their familiar foe Pickerington North at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 3.4, the Panthers 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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