The Columbus East Olympians will head out on the road to challenge the Living Water Homeschool Marlins at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Columbus East easily dispatched Trinity Lutheran on Thursday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Olympians fell just short of Connersville by a score of 12-10 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Living Water Homeschool had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They blew past the Athenians 14-0. The result was nothing new for the Marlins, who have now won seven matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Nora Levy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Levy was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Elena Robertson and Halle Carpenter did most of the damage at the plate: Robertson went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI, while Carpenter went a perfect 4-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and two RBI. Those two triples gave Carpenter a new career-high. Peyton Lucas was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
Living Water Homeschool always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .703. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Columbus East has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost ten of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Living Water Homeschool, their record now sits at 12-5.
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