The Columbus East Olympians are on the road again on Monday to play the Southport Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. Southport took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbus East, who comes in off a win.
Columbus East can't be too worried about heading out to take on Southport: they just beat Roncalli at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Columbus East won by a run and slipped past Roncalli 5-4.
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 nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Evan Balzer was incredible, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Borkhardt, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Southport came up short against Shelbyville on Saturday and fell 8-4. Southport has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus East has 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. As for Southport, their loss dropped their record down to 7-11.
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