After losing to Bedford North Lawrence the last time they met, Columbus East decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Columbus East Olympians had just enough and edged the Bedford North Lawrence Stars out 6-5. That's two games straight that Columbus East has won by just one run.
Eli Tindell looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Columbus East's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Watkins, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Bedford North Lawrence's side, Maddox Ray was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Columbus East pushed their record up to 5-11 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Bedford North Lawrence, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Columbus East has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Jennings County at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus East is facing Jennings County at the right time seeing as Jennings County is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they will head out on the road to square off against Martinsville at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Bedford North Lawrence will also cruise into their next contest with the timing on their side: Martinsville will have lost five straight heading into Friday's game.
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