Baseball Recap: East Columbus Beats Purnell Swett for Their Fourth Straight Win

Gators

Previous 4 Games

04/19/25 vs Purnell Swett	2-1
04/16/25 @ Heide Trask	11-4
04/14/25 vs Heide Trask	14-4
04/10/25 @ Chatham Central	3-0

East Columbus proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past the Purnell Swett Rams 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Gators sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.

Gauge Simmons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.

At the plate, East Columbus' victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Landyn Jacobs, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Jacobs has posted since back in March.

East Columbus' win bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Purnell Swett, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.

East Columbus and Purnell Swett should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Gators will take on West Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on the 29th with a big rank advantage (174 vs. 365). Meanwhile, Purnell Swett (ranked 201st) will meet Seventy-First (ranked 463rd) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.