Softball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Columbia

Eagles

Previous 3 Games

04/30/26 vs Breese Central	1-0
04/28/26 @ Breese Central	6-1
04/23/26 @ East Alton-Wood River	16-0

Columbia waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Breese Central Cougars a 1-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since March 24th.

Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Breese Central, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.

Columbia and Breese Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Eagles will challenge Centralia at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (140 vs. 45). Meanwhile, Breese Central (ranked 223rd) will meet Nashville (ranked 111th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.