The Central Columbia Bluejays will venture away from home to square off against the Bloomsburg Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Central Columbia will be strutting in after a win while Bloomsburg will be coming in after a loss.
Central Columbia barely beat Southern Columbia Area the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bluejays put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-2 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bluejays, who have now won ten matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Bloomsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They lost 16-7 to Milton. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by exactly nine runs.
Jenna Lykon and Kara Bodganowicz did some serious damage despite the final result: Lykon got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs, while Bodganowicz went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and four RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Central Columbia and bumps their season record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Bloomsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
Central Columbia took their win against Bloomsburg when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 16-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bluejays since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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