Baseball Recap: Columbus East Olympians vs. Scottsburg Warriors
Columbus East lost against Scottsburg back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Columbus East Olympians took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Scottsburg Warriors. Columbus East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chase Niese and Marcus Wilkinson did some serious damage despite the final result: Niese went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, while Wilkinson scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Scottsburg's side, Brentley Spaw made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Spaw was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Spaw wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cale Barger, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Scottsburg, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Columbus East will be playing in front of their home fans against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Scottsburg, they will head out on the road to square off against South Central at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Scottsburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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