Columbus won the last time they faced Shaw, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Columbus Blue Devils walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Shaw Raiders.
Bethany Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up 11 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Hartzell, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Columbus didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Columbus has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Shaw, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 8-10 record.
Columbus will stay at home for another game and welcome Lee County at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lee County is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so Columbus will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Shaw, they will square off against Brookstone on Monday. Shaw is facing Brookstone at the right time seeing as Brookstone is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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