Red Bud entered their tilt with Columbia with two consecutive wins  but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Columbia Eagles by a score of  6-1  on Monday. This was payback for Red Bud, who suffered  a  10-9  loss the last time these two teams met.
  Julia Ohlau was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She  didn't allow a single  earned run and  only one  hit while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Ohlau has been consistent recently: she hasn't  tossed less than five  strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ohlau was also solid in the batter's box,  scoring two  runs while going 2-for-4.
 In other batting news,  Ava Wagner was  excellent,  going 2-for-4 with two  runs, a  triple,  and  an  RBI.  Alexis Koester was another key contributor,  going 2-for-3 with a  stolen base and  an  RBI.
 Red Bud is  on a roll lately: they've  won six of their last seven contests,  which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record  this season. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-6.
 Red Bud will be playing in front of their home fans against Okawville at 4:00  p.m.  on Tuesday. Okawville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more  runs each  matchup than the last. As for Columbia, they will look to defend their home field  on Friday against Gibault Catholic at 4:30  p.m. Gibault Catholic is coming into the  game with five straight  losses on the road,  meaning Columbia will have to defend against a  team hungry for a  victory.
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