Columbia Central is 0-5 against Grass Lake since May of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. The Golden Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Warriors at 4:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Columbia Central 1.9, Grass Lake 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous two meetings between Columbia Central and Lumen Christi Catholic, and Columbia Central kept the tradition alive. The Golden Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Titans a 3-0 shutout on Saturday. The Golden Eagles haven't had any issues with the Titans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Grass Lake had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They put the hurt on the Blackhawks with a sharp 16-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won eight contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Grass Lake got a massive performance out of Bree Salts (2025), who went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Salts (2025) has been hot recently, having posted four or more RBI the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Emily Brown (2025), who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Grass Lake kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in four consecutive matches.
Grass Lake pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia Central, their record is now 14-3.
Columbia Central couldn't quite finish off Grass Lake in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can the Golden Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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