East Columbus had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They put the hurt on the East Bladen Eagles with a sharp 12-2 win. East Columbus might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Gracie Coyle was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Coyle has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Coyle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Kamora Bryant was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Sara Coleman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
On East Bladen's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Niyah Wooten, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Columbus' victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.7 runs. As for East Bladen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
East Columbus will be playing at home against South Columbus at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in East Columbus' favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last five matches. As for East Bladen, they will head out on the road to challenge Pender at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Pender is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 12.8 runs per game this season.
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