With a playoff game on the line, Columbia rose to the challenge on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lincoln Trojans an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Columbia, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
Nobody will forget Harleigh Price's heroic performance anytime soon (especially Lincoln's batters): she turned in a perfect game.
At the plate, Sakiya Merriex was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Columbia, bringing their record for this year to 13-10. As for Lincoln, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.
Columbia will face off against Gainesville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. Lincoln does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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