Softball Game Preview: Columbus Cardinals vs. Luling Eagles

For the second straight game, Columbus will face off against Luling. The Cardinals will host the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbus has 13 straight wins, Luling has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Columbus' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Luling with a sharp 6-0 victory. Considering the Cardinals have won 17 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Columbus' win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-5-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Luling, their loss dropped their record down to 13-18.