Columbus East lost against Bloomington South back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Columbus East Olympians fell 8-5 to the Bloomington South Panthers. Columbus East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bige Asher, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Watkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Bloomington South's side, Connor Osborne was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Ben Ridner was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Columbus East's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Bloomington South, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbus East will take on Southport at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Bloomington South, they will head out on the road to square off against Castle at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Castle's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Bloomington South's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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