Columbia City is 0-9 against Leo since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Columbia City Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Leo Lions at 5:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Columbia City: 3.1, Leo: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Leo's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Wednesday: Columbia City had not allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Columbia City's pitcher stepped up to hand East Noble a 5-0 shutout on Monday.
Emma Hiss was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hiss has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Hiss was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Kasey Snyder was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Leo stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Everything went their way against Huntington North as Leo made off with a 7-1 win.
Mackenzie Arroyo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Leo's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kristian Bond, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Columbia City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Leo, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Columbia City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Leo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Columbia City suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Leo in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Leo's Anna Woods, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Columbia City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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