The Southport Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbus East Olympians at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Southport's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Greenwood on Saturday. They lost 13-0 to the Woodmen. Southport's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Southport saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ramon Martinez, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
Meanwhile, Columbus East came up short against Bloomington South on Friday and fell 8-5. Columbus East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Southport's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Southport came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbus East when the teams last played 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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