New Haven has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Columbia City Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
New Haven is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Fort Wayne Wayne with a sharp 17-7 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for New Haven considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Columbia City owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Tippecanoe Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for Columbia City.
Columbia City saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Lickey, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
New Haven's win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-22. As for Columbia City, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
New Haven suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Columbia City when the teams last played on May 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Columbia City's Emma Hiss, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that New Haven knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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