Columbia Academy had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the Brookhaven Academy Cougars on Thursday as the Columbia Academy Cougars made off with a 14-5 victory. Considering Columbia Academy has won 14 contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Zeke Todd looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Columbia Academy got a massive performance out of Corban Lawrence, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Lawrence has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Simmons, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Brookhaven Academy's side, Matt Newman was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Samuel Evans was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Columbia Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 19 of their last 23 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 24-8 record this season. As for Brookhaven Academy, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-11.
As of now, neither Columbia Academy nor Brookhaven Academy have any future games scheduled.
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