Columbia pushed their score all the way to 26 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of the Fairfield Central Griffins by a score of 27-26. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (21), Columbia still had to take the loss.
Kamyia Henry and Madison Butler did some serious damage despite the final result: Henry scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances, while Butler scored four runs and stole five bases while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ma?Khari Jones, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Columbia are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2. As for Fairfield Central, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
While Columbia 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 Friday.
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