On Tuesday Columbia will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will take on the Miller Grove Wolverines at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Columbia's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Salem on Thursday. They lost 24-0 to the Seminoles.
Meanwhile, Miller Grove didn't have quite enough to beat Hampton on Monday and fell 6-4. The loss continues a trend for the Wolverines in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost three in a row.
Iyanna Redfearn and Mariah Presley stepped up to the plate in a big way. Redfearn got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI, while Presley scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Presley is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Armonie Morrison, who scored a run and stole a base.
Even though they lost, Miller Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now tossed at least ten strikeouts in three consecutive matchups.
Columbia dropped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Miller Grove, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-2.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 16-0 defeat they got from Miller Grove when the teams last played back in August. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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