Mascoutah hasn't had much luck against Columbia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Indians will look to defend their home field against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Mascoutah 3.1, Columbia 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Mascoutah and Triad had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Indians fell 8-5 to the Knights on Thursday.
Kinze Reese made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their tilt with Dupo on Thursday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They were the clear victors by an 11-5 margin over the Tigers. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 20-8. As for Mascoutah, their loss dropped their record down to 20-7.
Mascoutah was able to grind out a solid win over Columbia in their previous matchup back in March, winning 3-0. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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