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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