It was a proper cat-fight when Columbia took on North Pike on Tuesday. The Wildcats blew past the Jaguars 9-0. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Brayden Thornhill
| 02/24/26 vs North Pike | 4 |
| 02/21/26 @ East Marion | 3 |
| 03/14/25 vs Mendenhall | 3 |
| 02/28/25 @ Lawrence County | 3 |
| 02/10/26 vs West Marion | 2 |
Brayden Thornhill was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Columbia's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 2-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Thornhill was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jonathan Lowery was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2025. Will Breland was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs.
Columbia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .516. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as North Pike only posted an OBP of .174.
The win (which was Columbia's third in a row) raised their record to 3-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4-1.
Columbia will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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