The Elk Lake Warriors will square off against the Columbiana Clippers at 11:15 a.m. on Thursday.
Elk Lake kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of Morgantown by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Columbiana gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Minerva 6-4.
Addison Brode made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits (and only one walk). Brode was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Caitlynn Pleska was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Alivia Bell, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.
Columbiana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Minerva only posted a batting average of .310.
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