Baseball Recap: Columbus East Olympians vs. Columbus North Bull Dogs
Friday just wasn't the day for Columbus East's offense. They fell just short of the Columbus North Bull Dogs by a score of 1-0 on Friday. The defeat 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.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Columbus North, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbus East will face off against Floyd Central at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Floyd Central is coming into the game with ten straight victories at home, so Columbus East will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Columbus North, they will head out on the road to take on Southport at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbus North's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Southport's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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