The Southport Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Southport came up short against Shelbyville and fell 8-4. Southport has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Roncalli typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Columbus East proved too difficult a challenge. They won by a run and slipped past the Royals 5-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbus East.
Stone Myers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Evan Balzer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Blake Borkhardt, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Southport's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Columbus East, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-16 record this season.
Southport came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbus East in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, sneaking past 5-4. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Columbus East's Harry Major, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Southport to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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