Silliman Institute had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They never let the Columbia Academy Cougars onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Silliman Institute has scored all season.
For Columbia Academy's part, not much got past Logan Buckley, who gave up just one hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Silliman Institute off the board. Buckley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Silliman Institute's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2. As for Columbia Academy, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Silliman Institute will have a chance to go back-to-back against Columbia Academy: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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