The Bloomington North Cougars have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Floyd Central Highlanders at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Bloomington North had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Columbus East.
Joe Burton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Floyd Central had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Monday. They walked away with a 7-3 victory over the Patriots.
Bloomington North's loss was their ninth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-15. As for Floyd Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
Bloomington North came up short against Floyd Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 4-0. Will Bloomington North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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