The Columbus East Olympians will head out on the road to take on the Floyd Central Highlanders at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbus East is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 14-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Columbus East's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Columbus North on Friday. They fell just short of the Bull Dogs by a score of 1-0.
Stone Myers was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 7.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central came tearing into Friday's game with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Pirates onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering Floyd Central has won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Floyd Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
Columbus East might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Floyd Central when the teams last played back in April. Can Columbus East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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