Columbia and Breese Central are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Columbia Eagles will be playing at home against the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Columbia is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Red Bud just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Musketeers. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Columbia couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Breese Central narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Mater Dei 3-2.
Lily Lappe tossed a big game, tossing 8.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Makenna Budde, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Breese Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season.
Columbia skirted past Breese Central 7-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Breese Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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