The Columbia Central Golden Eagles will challenge the Onsted Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Onsted will be up against a hot Columbia Central team: the squad just extended their winning streak to nine. The Golden Eagles blew past Vandercook Lake 13-1 on Monday.
Lukas Calhoun
| 04/27/26 @ Vandercook Lake | 11 |
| 05/19/25 vs Adrian | 5 |
| 05/03/25 @ Decatur | 5 |
| 03/25/26 @ Airport | 3 |
| 05/27/25 @ Tecumseh | 3 |
Lukas Calhoun made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
In other batting news, Noah Dankert was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four runs and two stolen bases. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Dankert, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Columbia Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .541. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .541 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Onsted). Everything went their way against Blissfield on Tuesday as they made off with a 15-2 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Onsted's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Columbia Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-1.
Columbia Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Onsted in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 6-5. Will the Golden Eagles repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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