PHOTOS BY REBEKAH DELL / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
FOOT RACE (April 21, 2026) … North Central’s Cailyn Meyers beats the throw to first base for a bunt single.

IN PLAY … Stryker’s Raegan Myers grounds out to shortstop in the seventh inning.

North Central 13, Stryker 4

STRYKER – North Central picked up its first Buckeye Border Conference victory of the season as the Eagles defeated Stryker 13-4.

Cailyn Meyers and Breann Gendron led a 17-hit attack for the Eagles (2-7, 1-2 BBC) with three hits each. Rose Mills, Ava Gruber, Zoey Amos and Emmi Hollstein collected two hits each.

Jaiden Palmer had three hits, including a triple, for Stryker (0-8, 0-4 BBC). Maci Beck and MacKynzie Drewes had two hits each.

Addyson Turner was the winning pitcher for North Central with eight strikeouts and two walks.

NCHS 100 042 6 – 13 17 2
SHS    001 120 0 – 4 10 5

WP- Addyson Turner (IP-7, R-4, H-10, K-8, BB-2)
LP- Peityn Crosser (IP-7, R-13, H-17, K-8, BB-0)
LEADING HITTERS: (North Central) Cailyn Meyers – 3 singles, 2 RBIs; Rose Mills – single, double, RBI; Breann Gendron – 3 singles, RBI; Ava Gruber – 2 singles, RBI; Zoey Amos – 2 singles; Emmi Hollstein – single, triple, 3 RBIs; Alexa Smith – double; (Stryker) Maci Beck – 2 singles, RBI; Jaiden Palmer – 2 singles, triple, RBI; MacKynzie Drewes – 2 singles, RBI; Peityn Crosser – double