Baseball Preview: Floyd Central Highlanders vs. Columbus East Olympians
The Floyd Central Highlanders have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbus East took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Floyd Central, who comes in off a win.
Floyd Central stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Charlestown a 10-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Columbus East fell victim to Columbus North and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Bull Dogs by a score of 1-0. The loss continues a trend for Columbus East in their matchups with Columbus North: they've now lost five in a row.
Stone Myers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 7.1 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
Floyd Central's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-2. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Floyd Central took their win against Columbus East in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 7-0. Will Floyd Central repeat their success, or does Columbus East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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