Bloomington North extended their losing streak (dating back to last season) to five on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-2. They came up short against the Columbus East Olympians, falling 13-6. The Cougars were not able to make up for their loss to the Olympians from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Bloomington North saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brylee Moore, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Another was Alainah Peter, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
As for Columbus East, they now have a winning record of 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for they.
On Columbus East's side, Jacque Boroughs made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Boroughs was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Columbus East got a massive performance out of Watkins Lola, who got on base in five of her six plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Taylor Wessel was another key player, going 2-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one run.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bloomington North is headed away from home for the first time to challenge Indian Creek at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Columbus East, they will challenge Bloomington South at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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