Wynford's bats come alive in sectional shellacking of Buckeye Central
The Royals scored early, and often, to build an insurmountable lead over the Buckettes in the postseason opener.
HOLMES TOWNSHIP - It was the performance Wynford coach Chelsea Rice had waited all spring for. Hosting county rival Buckeye Central in a Division VI sectional championship Tuesday night, the two-seeded Royals had their best offensive output of the spring in an 18-4 win over the seven-seeded Buckettes. "Finally, the bats are coming along," Rice said.
"(It's) actually a repeat of last year. So if we do that, I'm OK ... I won't be mad about the first half of the year.
" Two days shy of a year ago Wynford embarked on a historic postseason run winning the program's first sectional title since 2008 , first district championship ever — coincidentally against the Buckettes — and ending with a regional appearance . Over the course of their three postseason wins the Royals scored 10, 19, and 11 runs while allowing none until the 3-2 loss in regionals. It helped seeing a familiar foe in Buckeye Central who they had previously beaten 6-1 and 13-7 in the regular season.
"We know how to play them, we know both pictures," Rice said. "(AJ Jury's) a good pitcher and (Maya) Metzger is a good pitcher, but we talked about it all week that we just had to hit. We've been in this slump all year, I'm glad we're finally heading (out of it).
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