Columbus North waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Cathedral Fighting Irish 3-2. That's two games straight that Columbus North has won by just one run.
Dillon James was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Cathedral's side, Ethan Dorsey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Dorsey has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Patrick Mazur made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Columbus North's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-1. As for Cathedral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-8.
Columbus North is on the road again on Saturday to play Terre Haute North Vigo at 11:00 a.m. The last three games Columbus North has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Cathedral, they will be playing at home against Franklin Community at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cathedral's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Franklin Community's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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