In what's become a running theme this season, East Columbus gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 19-10 margin over the West Columbus Vikings. That result was just more of the same for these two, as East Columbus also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Gracie Coyle made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over 4.1 innings pitched. Coyle was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Jenna King and Sara Coleman did most of the damage at the plate: King scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Coleman went 3-for-4 with five RBI, three doubles, and two runs. Skylah Collins was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her five plate appearances.
On West Columbus' side, Hanna Lily was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaleigh Blackwell, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for East Columbus and bumps their season record up to 16-7. As for West Columbus, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-18.
East Columbus will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Gates County at 6:00 p.m. Gates County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. West Columbus does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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