South Columbus came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with an 8-4 win over the Heide Trask Titans. That's more bragging rights for South Columbus, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Daquan Cox made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Cox has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Cox was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Columbus got a big performance out of Walker Sullivan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Colton Allen, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
South Columbus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Heide Trask, they dropped their record down to 4-10 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Columbus will head out on the road to challenge North Brunswick at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. South Columbus is facing North Brunswick at the right time seeing as North Brunswick is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Heide Trask, they will be playing at home against East Columbus at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Columbus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
