Pender lost against East Columbus last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Pender Patriots lost 18-2 to the East Columbus Gators. The Patriots have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pender saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mark Rawls, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Rawls also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Pender now has a losing record of 2-3. As for East Columbus, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pender will welcome James Kenan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pender has given up an average of 8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for East Columbus, they will host High Point Baptist Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in East Columbus' favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last four games.
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