It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Columbia City can now relate to. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huntington North Vikings on Thursday. Columbia City's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Huntington North's part, Ava Poulson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Poulson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Poulson was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two triples, a run, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Corinne Martz was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Columbia City's defeat dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Huntington North, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
As of now, neither Columbia City nor Huntington North have any future games scheduled.
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