Wellsville hasn't had much luck against Columbiana recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Tigers will face off against the Clippers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Friday, Wellsville made easy work of Jefferson County Christian and carried off an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
Meanwhile, Columbiana entered their tilt with South Range on Saturday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They put the hurt on the Raiders with a sharp 10-4 win. Considering the Clippers have won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Caitlynn Pleska, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Dota, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Columbiana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in 13 consecutive matches.
Columbiana pushed their record up to 17-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 16.8 runs over those games. As for Wellsville, their record is now 8-11.
Wellsville might still be hurting after the 20-0 loss they got from Columbiana when the teams last played back in April. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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