Columbus East lost against Edgewood back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Columbus East Olympians fell just short of the Edgewood Mustangs by a score of 2-1.
Eli Tindell was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Columbus East saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Warren, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
On Edgewood's side, Anthony Shields looked comfortable as he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk). Shields has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isaac Lawson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Columbus East's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Edgewood, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Columbus East will head out on the road to take on Silver Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Silver Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Columbus East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Edgewood, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Brown County at 5:30 p.m. Edgewood is facing Brown County at the right time seeing as Brown County is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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