For the second straight game, Columbia will face off against Salem. The Eagles will head out to take on the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Columbia 2.1, Salem 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Columbia is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Salem just ended the team's 15-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 1-0. The match marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
For Salem's part, not much got past Breanna Thurman, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Columbia off the board. Thurman has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Salem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Blagoue, who went 2-for-3 with one home run.
The victory was the 12th in a row for Salem, bringing their record up to 17-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Columbia, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 8-1 and their overall record down to 17-3.
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