The West Bladen Knights will take on the East Columbus Gators at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
If West Bladen beats East Columbus with nine runs on Monday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. West Bladen was the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Lumberton on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Cade Allen
| 02/28/25 @ Lumberton | 5 |
| 03/11/24 vs East Bladen | 3 |
| 03/20/24 @ North Brunswick | 2 |
| 04/30/24 @ Red Springs | 1 |
| 04/26/24 @ Fairmont | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Cade Allen, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI, one triple, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI. Another player making a difference was Garrett Dunham, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went East Columbus' way against Red Springs on Wednesday as East Columbus made off with an 11-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Gators in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won four in a row.
Gauge Simmons was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Waddell, who scored two runs and stole a base.
East Columbus' victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for West Bladen, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
West Bladen beat East Columbus 5-2 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Does West Bladen have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Columbus turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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