Pickerington North had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They came out on top against the Pickerington Central Tigers by a score of 7-2. That's more bragging rights for Pickerington North, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Pickerington Central's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Morgan LaVilla, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Pickerington North has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Pickerington Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-18.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pickerington North will challenge Marysville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pickerington Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Pickerington Central will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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