Columbia is 0-10 against Bishop Kelly since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Columbia Wildcats will be playing at home against the Bishop Kelly Knights at 5:00 p.m.
Columbia is is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 15-0 loss at the hands of Vallivue.
Meanwhile, Bishop Kelly waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with 12 straight wins... but they left with 13. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Huskies 6-4.
The team relied heavily on Taylor Bailen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Baerlocher, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Bishop Kelly, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Columbia suffered a grim 17-2 defeat to Bishop Kelly in their previous meeting on April 9th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bishop Kelly's Bella Rausch, who struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). Now that Columbia knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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