The Columbus Blue Devils will be playing at home against the Woodward Academy War Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbus will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by seven) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Carrollton 5-3.
The team relied heavily on Jayla Lockhart, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Maya Bagsby, who went 1-for-1 with a home run and two RBI.
Columbus lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're home run total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Woodward Academy came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Everything went their way against Mt. Zion on Friday as Woodward Academy made off with a 13-1 victory. The high-scoring effort was just what the War Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Columbus' win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Woodward Academy, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
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