Columbia came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-2 win over the Trenton Tigers. This was payback for Columbia, who suffered a 4-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Harleigh Price made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Price has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Price was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
In other batting news, Luisa Taylor was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sakiya Merriex, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Like Columbia, Trenton also got a great game from a two-way player: Addison Allaire. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Allaire was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Allaire wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Makenna Young, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Trenton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-2.
Columbia will head out on the road to face off against Williston at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.5 runs per game this season. As for Trenton, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Branford at 7:00 p.m. Trenton will be looking to keep their ten-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
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