The South Columbus Stallions will head out on the road to square off against the North Brunswick Scorpions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Columbus has four straight victories, North Brunswick has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, South Columbus earned an 8-4 win over Heide Trask.
Daquan Cox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Cox has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Cox was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, South Columbus got a big performance out of Walker Sullivan, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Rowen Simpson was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, North Brunswick fell victim to a tough 13-7 defeat at the hands of Topsail on Friday.
South Columbus is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
South Columbus took their victory against North Brunswick in their previous meeting back in March of 2016 by a conclusive 6-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Brunswick's Landen Wright, who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for South Columbus to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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