Columbus came tearing into Wednesday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Lake Mills L-Cats. That's more bragging rights for Columbus, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Lake Mills' part, Cooper Murphy was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Columbus pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lake Mills, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Columbus will challenge Middleton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Middleton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Columbus' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lake Mills, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Wisconsin Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Mills is facing Wisconsin Heights at the right time seeing as Wisconsin Heights is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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