The Columbian Tornadoes will venture away from home to face off against the Bellevue Redmen at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams were dealt some close losses in their previous games and are determined not to let this one get away.
Columbian is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hopewell-Loudon on Saturday. They fell just short of the Chieftains by a score of 3-1. The Tornadoes haven't had much luck with the Chieftains recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Columbian saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camryn Haman, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Huron hit Bellevue with a four-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Redmen fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 8-6.
Mallory Hay put in work no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those doubles marked the first that she has hit this season.
Bellevue dropped their record down to 3-11 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Columbian, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Columbian skirted past Bellevue 2-0 when the teams last played on April 11th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tornadoes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
