The Columbus East Olympians will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Batesville Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Columbus East came up short against Bloomington South and fell 8-5. Columbus East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bige Asher, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Blake Borkhardt was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Batesville waltzed into their contest on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Tigers 3-2.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Batesville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Columbus East came out on top in a nail-biter against Batesville when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 5-3. Does Columbus East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Batesville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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