A feisty cat fight will be fought as Silliman Institute Wildcats duke it out with Columbia Academy Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Silliman Institute's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Columbia Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, Silliman Institute didn't have quite enough to beat Parklane Academy and fell 3-2. The matchup marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Columbia Academy waltzed into their game on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They put the hurt on the Buccaneers with a sharp 10-0 victory. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Reed Duncan, who gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks to keep Bowling Green off the board. Those 14 strikeouts gave Duncan a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Carson Stuart was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Corban Lawrence, who went 3-for-5 with four RBI and one double.
Columbia Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .571 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Columbia Academy pushed their record up to 15-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.1 runs over those games. As for Silliman Institute, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Silliman Institute couldn't quite finish off Columbia Academy when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can Silliman Institute avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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