It was a good run, but Columbia Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Oak Forest Academy Yellowjackets by a score of 5-3. Columbia Academy has struggled against Oak Forest Academy recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Trent Buckley put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off two hits. Buckley was even better at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Buckley wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Roman Lawrence, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Corban Lawrence, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Columbia Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-9. As for Oak Forest Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season.
While Columbia Academy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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