After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Richland Northeast, Crestwood was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-7 margin over the Columbia Capitals. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Crestwood let Darrion Somerville and Jordan Mickens run wild. Somerville scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 1-for-2, while Mickens scored three runs and stole Four bases. while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Mickens a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Maliek Billups, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
The win got Crestwood back to even at 1-1. As for Columbia, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Crestwood has already played their next game, a 15-0 defeat against York Prep on the 6th. As for Columbia, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 20-8 loss against Westwood on the 5th.
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