Iowa Colony is 0-3 against Columbia since March of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Iowa Colony Pioneers will be playing at home against the Columbia Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, while Iowa Colony put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Stafford. Everything went Iowa Colony's way against Stafford as Iowa Colony made off with a 15-0 win.
Amoree Serna made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Serna was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Iowa Colony let Vivian Galvan and Leila Macias loose on the outfield. Galvan scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Macias scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Morgan Frantzen, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Columbia put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Stafford. The victory was nothing new for Columbia as they're now sitting on five straight.
Like Iowa Colony, Columbia also got a great game from a two-way player: Kimber Moraw. She struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Moraw has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Moraw was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gracie Raley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-1. Chandi Johnson was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Iowa Colony's win bumped their record up to 6-16. As for Columbia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Iowa Colony suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Columbia in their previous matchup on March 5th. Will Iowa Colony have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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