Columbus had lost eight straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 0-14 to make it nine. They fell 10-5 to the Caledonia Cavaliers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cavaliers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 23-1 on Tuesday.
Columbus saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trenton Calvert, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
As for Caledonia, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 9-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games.
On Caledonia's side, they gave Sawyer Junkin the start and clearly made the right call: he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Those six strikeouts gave Junkin a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Caledonia let Owen Byrd and Aaron Harris run wild. Byrd went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Harris went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Harris is becoming a predictor of Caledonia's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 5-8 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Cohen Clark, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Columbus didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 15-12 loss against Kemper Academy on the 28th. As for Caledonia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, an 11-4 win against Amory on the 28th.
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