Baseball Preview: Columbus East Olympians vs. Bloomington South Panthers
Columbus East has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Bloomington South Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Columbus East is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell victim to a tough 16-10 defeat at the hands of Jennings County on Thursday.
Bige Asher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Huckaby, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Columbus East hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomington South had just enough and edged Bloomington North out 4-3 on Thursday.
Columbus East's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-12. As for Bloomington South, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Columbus East came up short against Bloomington South in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Columbus East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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