Columbia City waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top against the Angola Hornets by a score of 5-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Columbia City also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
Stephen Kneller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. It was the first time this season that he pitched five or more innings.
On the hitting side, Columbia City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Deckman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Columbia City pushed their record up to 15-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Angola, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.
Columbia City will be playing in front of their home fans against Wawasee at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia City is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season. As for Angola, they will be playing at home against DeKalb at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. DeKalb is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
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