South Columbus pushed their score to 11 the last time they played Heide Trask, but on Tuesday they couldn't quite do it again. The South Columbus Stallions had just enough and edged the Heide Trask Titans out 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for South Columbus who now have three in a row.
Rowen Simpson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, South Columbus' win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Walker Sullivan, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Daquan Cox, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
South Columbus pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Heide Trask, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
South Columbus will have a chance to go back-to-back against Heide Trask: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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