Columbia was the 2-1 winner over Fort White when they last played one another back in February, but their luck changed this time around. The Columbia Tigers fell just short of the Fort White Indians by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday.
Harleigh Price spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, Columbia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anna Dansby, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Columbia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Fort White, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-1.
Coming up, Columbia will face off against Union County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fort White, they will challenge Baker County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Fort White has won five straight at home, while Baker County won four straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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