The Columbus Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Smiths Station Panthers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Sumter County 17-0 on Tuesday. With that victory, the Blue Devils brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Maddox Anderson and David Scott Livingston did most of the damage at the plate: Anderson scored two runs and stole Two bases. while going 1-for-1, while Livingston scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Those two stolen bases gave Anderson a new career-high. Michael Nottleman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Columbus kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.9 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Smiths Station sidestepped Russell County for a 5-4 win. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by just one run.
The victory made it two in a row for Smiths Station and bumps their season record up to 8-13. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of one runs across that stretch. As for Columbus, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Columbus couldn't quite get it done against Smiths Station when the teams last played back in March of 2024 as they fell 7-3. Can Columbus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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