The Columbia City Eagles will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Wawasee Warriors at 5:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Columbia City's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Wawasee has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Columbia City was able to grind out a solid victory over Angola, taking the game 5-1.
Stephen Kneller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. It was the first time this season that he pitched five or more innings.
On the hitting side, Columbia City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Deckman, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Wawasee sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Concord on Wednesday.
Columbia City has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. As for Wawasee, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-13.
Columbia City took their win against Wawasee when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 19-9. Will Columbia City repeat their success, or does Wawasee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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