The Columbia City Eagles will square off against the Fairfield Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia City's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Fairfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Columbia City is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Wawasee, sneaking past 5-4. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now won eight in a row.
Mylie Ward was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Fairfield had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They never let the Chargers get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. Considering the Falcons have won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Faith Berkey made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in March. She was also big at the plate, earning one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lilly Yoder, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs. That home run was her first of the season. Kinslyn Pressler was another key player, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.
Fairfield's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia City, their record now sits at 16-5.
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