Columbia is 8-2 against La Center since May of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Columbia Bruins will look to defend their home field against the La Center Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbia's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against King's Way Christian as Columbia made off with a 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Columbia.
Meanwhile, La Center came tearing into Thursday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 15-2 margin over the Rockets. 15 seems to be a good number for La Center as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Billie Ross was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Ross has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ross was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jessie Tomberlin, who went 3-for-3 with four runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Sadie Schmidt was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Columbia's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for La Center, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Columbia took their victory against La Center when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Does Columbia have another victory up their sleeve, or will La Center turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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