The Columbia Eagles will face off against the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Columbia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so O'Fallon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against East Alton-Wood River on Tuesday as they made off with a 17-1 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Eagles, who have now won three contests in a row.
O'Fallon couldn't beat Belleville West on Tuesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the seventh inning. The Panthers fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Tyson Filyaw was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, O'Fallon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asher Cantu, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Columbia pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for O'Fallon, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3.
Columbia was able to grind out a solid win over O'Fallon when the teams last played back in March of 2019, winning 6-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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