Leo put another one in the bag in their first game on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on the Columbia City Eagles with a sharp 11-1 victory. Leo's win was all the more impressive since Columbia City was averaging only 3.67 runs allowed on the season.
Anna Woods made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Woods was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Leo got a big performance out of Sara Hoeppner, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Lillian Pierce, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Columbia City's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bethany Haselby, who went 1-for-1 with a home run.
Leo's victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.2 runs. As for Columbia City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-2.
Leo will stay at home for another game and welcome Munster at 2:30 p.m. in their second game on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes. As for Columbia City, they will be staying on the road in their second game on Saturday to face off against Fort Wayne Northrop at 12:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Northrop has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed nine runs per game on average), something Columbia City will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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