With a playoff game on the line, Columbine rose to the challenge on Friday. Everything went their way against the Mountain Vista Golden Eagles as they made off with an 18-8 victory. The result was nothing new for the Rebels, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Liv Keiter was incredible, firing off two home runs, four runs, and two stolen bases while going 3-for-4. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ana Lovato, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbine was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .600. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .385 or higher in six consecutive matchups.
Columbine is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. As for Mountain Vista, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-16 record.
Columbine and Greeley West are set to duel on Friday. Greeley West is coming into the game with eight straight wins on the road, so Columbine will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Mountain Vista, they will challenge Castle View at 11:15 a.m. on Friday. Castle View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
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