Columbus is 1-7 against Lee County since August of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbus Blue Devils will host the Lee County Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lee County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Friday: Columbus didn't have allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Columbus' pitcher stepped up to hand Shaw an 11-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Columbus let Aubrie McBride and Bethany Smith loose on the outfield. McBride went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Smith went 2-for-4 with two triples, two runs, and an RBI. Those triples marked the first that Smith's hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Bagsby, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .423. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in ten consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lee County got the win against Northside on Thursday by a conclusive 14-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Columbus' victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Lee County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Columbus came up short against Lee County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 7-3. Will Columbus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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