The Battle Ground Academy Wildcats will challenge the Columbia Academy Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Saturday, Battle Ground Academy got the win against Fairview by a conclusive 16-3. The contest marked the Wildcats' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, while Columbia Academy put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Lawson. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Lightning. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by eight runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Will Rhodes's shutout, as he gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gunner Skelton, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Woodward, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Columbia Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawson only posted an OBP of .280.
Columbia Academy pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Battle Ground Academy, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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