Columbiana stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the United Golden Eagles a 7-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Columbiana who now have three in a row.
Alex Eusebio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Eusebio has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Eusebio was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Columbiana let Ian Less and Devin Daugherty loose on the outfield. Less scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Daugherty scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Max Conway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Columbiana is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for United, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
Columbiana will head out on the road to face off against West Branch at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (West Branch: 3.1, Columbiana: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for United, they will head out on the road to take on Beaver at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. United is facing Beaver at the right time seeing as Beaver is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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