Caledonia stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Columbus Falcons a 12-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Caledonia also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2020.
Ashton Smith looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk).
At the plate, Caledonia got a big performance out of Avery Hodge, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Kellen Coleman was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Caledonia is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Columbus, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Caledonia will challenge Ripley at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Caledonia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Ripley's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Columbus, they will head out on the road to face off against Vicksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Vicksburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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