Columbus East and Batesville are an even 4-4-1 against one another since September of 2015, but likely not for long. The Columbus East Olympians will be playing at home against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus East will be strutting in after a victory while Batesville will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Columbus East finally turned things around against Bedford North Lawrence on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Stars a 3-0 shutout. The score was close at the half, but the Olympians pulled away in the second half with two goals.
Sophie Glick and
Cadence Zeser scored all three of Columbus East's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Batesville entered their contest against Lawrenceburg on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Batesville came up short against Lawrenceburg, falling 6-0. It was the first time this season that the Bulldogs let down their fans at home.
Columbus East's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Batesville, the loss snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 7-2 record.
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