Softball Game Preview: Columbia Eagles vs. Hazel Green Trojans

By Team Reports Mar 29, 2024, 9:09am

Softball Preview: Columbia Eagles vs. Hazel Green Trojans

Columbia is 0-5 against Hazel Green since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbia Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Hazel Green Trojans at 5:45 p.m.

On Thursday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Columbia had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Kate Duncan Smith DAR.

Meanwhile, Hazel Green stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 17-1 margin over Gibbs. Winning may never get old, but Hazel Green sure is getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Hazel Green, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season.

Columbia might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Hazel Green in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Thankfully for Columbia, Emma Mooney (who struck out six batters over 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.

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