North Florida Christian was the 11-0 winner over Columbia when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The North Florida Christian Eagles fell just short of the Columbia Tigers by a score of 8-6 on Friday. North Florida Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ace Walker put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Walker was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Walker wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Noah Miller, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Miller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Like North Florida Christian, Columbia also got a great game from a two-way player: Bynton Edge. On the mound, Edge struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. Meanwhile, JD Dumas pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Edge went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Dumas scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ayden Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Shuler, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
North Florida Christian's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-6-2. As for Columbia, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-11 record this season.
North Florida Christian will be playing at home against Leon at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. North Florida Christian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Leon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbia, they will face off against The Villages Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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