Columbus East had lost 12 straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 8-19 to make it 13. They came up short against the Bedford North Lawrence Stars, falling 8-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Olympians couldn't push the score so high this time.
Columbus East had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Kaden Arnholt and Ryker Stott Arnholt pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Stott pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Arnholt has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Columbus East saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was J.D. Rotert, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
As for Bedford North Lawrence, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games.
On Bedford North Lawrence's side, the team relied heavily on Cal Gates, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Stigall, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Coming up, Columbus East will square off against Franklin Community at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Grizzly Cubs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Olympians' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-0 win against Loogootee on the 26th.
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