The Columbia Capitals will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Blacksburg Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Blacksburg is hoping to do on Wednesday what Lower Richland couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Columbia's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Columbia sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 17-15 win over Lower Richland. The high-scoring effort was just what Columbia needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
The team relied heavily on Kamyia Henry, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Henry is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: she's stolen at least one every time she's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Butler, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg beat Spartanburg 8-5 on Thursday.
Columbia pushed their record up to 6-4 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Blacksburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
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