Softball Preview: Lee County Trojans vs. Columbus Blue Devils
Lee County has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square off against the Columbus Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lee County's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Northside 14-0.
Meanwhile, Columbus entered their tilt with Shaw on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with an 11-0 victory. The Blue Devils' pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Aubrie McBride and Bethany Smith did most of the damage at the plate: McBride went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Smith went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Those triples were Smith's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Bagsby, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive contests.
Lee County is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Columbus, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Lee County was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbus in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lee County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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