On Tuesday, Columbia faced Bishop Kelly in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Columbia Wildcats fell 8-5 to the Bishop Kelly Knights. Columbia has struggled against Bishop Kelly recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Columbia saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin Cornell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aiden Chatterton, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Bishop Kelly's side, Joe Stroschein was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Brazil, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Bishop Kelly, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Columbia will be playing at home against Caldwell at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Columbia is facing Caldwell at the right time seeing as Caldwell is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Bishop Kelly, they will head out on the road to face off against Ridgevue at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Bishop Kelly is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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