After soaring to 11 runs the game before, Columbian was a bit more limited in their match on Wednesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Liberty-Benton Eagles. If the Tornadoes were looking for revenge after losing 4-2 to the Eagles when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Columbian's loss was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Liberty-Benton, the victory (which was their tenth in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Coming up, Columbian will square off against Norwalk at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The Truckers' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Tornadoes' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Liberty-Benton, they will face off against Hopewell-Loudon at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 2.2, the Chieftains 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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