West Bladen is 8-2 against West Columbus since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The West Bladen Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Columbus Vikings at 6:00 p.m. West Columbus took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on West Bladen, who comes in off a win.
West Bladen gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairmont and snuck past 9-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Bladen.
West Bladen's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gracie Faircloth, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Faircloth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brenna Hester, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, West Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 12th straight defeat. They lost 11-1 to Pender.
West Bladen's victory bumped their record up to 4-7. As for West Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
West Bladen took their win against West Columbus when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 21-3. Will West Bladen repeat their success, or does West Columbus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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