In what's become a running theme this season, Columbia Academy gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over the University School of Nashville Tigers. Winning may never get old, but Columbia Academy sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Gunner Skelton made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Skelton has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Skelton was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, CJ Durrough and Andy Reed did most of the damage at the plate: Durrough scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Reed scored a run while going 3-for-3. Will Rhodes was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On University School of Nashville's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Darr, who scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Joseph Ozenne, who scored a run and stole two bases.
Columbia Academy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for University School of Nashville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Columbia Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against University School of Nashville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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