Softball Recap: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Columbia Eagles
Red Bud entered their tilt with Columbia with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Columbia Eagles by a score of 6-1 on Monday. This was payback for Red Bud, who suffered a 10-9 loss the last time these two teams met.
Julia Ohlau was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Ohlau has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ohlau was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ava Wagner was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Alexis Koester was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Red Bud is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
Red Bud will be playing in front of their home fans against Okawville at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Okawville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. As for Columbia, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. Gibault Catholic is coming into the game with five straight losses on the road, meaning Columbia will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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