It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Columbia City had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Huntington North Vikings. The win made it back-to-back victories for Columbia City.
Brady Schroeder made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched seven innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Schroeder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on James Getts, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Maddox Moon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Columbia City has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Huntington North, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Columbia City is on the road again on Saturday to play Homestead at 11:00 a.m. Columbia City's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Homestead's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Huntington North does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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