Red Springs was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-4 to the East Columbus Gators. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Gators this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 last Monday.
Xzavier Sinclair and Terry Locklear stepped up to the plate in a big way. Sinclair scored a run and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-4, while Locklear scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Locklear a new career-high in doubles (two). CJ Jones was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Red Springs' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for East Columbus, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to a perfect 2-0.
Red Springs has already played their next game, a 17-7 win against Seventy-First on the 28th. As for East Columbus, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, an 11-10 defeat against West Bladen on the 3rd.
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