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| 04/12/24 - Away | 10-6 W |
| 04/14/23 - Home | 16-1 W |
| 04/15/22 - Away | 16-3 W |
| 04/12/19 - Home | 17-2 W |
| 04/13/18 - Away | 18-1 W |
Columbia has gone a perfect 5-0 against Granite City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will be playing at home against the Warriors at 11:00 a.m. The timing is sure in Columbia's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Granite City has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
On Thursday, Columbia was able to grind out a solid win over Wesclin, taking the game 5-2.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Granite City). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Althoff Catholic a 15-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Emilee Saggio looked comfortable as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
At the plate, Granite City let Cheyenne Gaddie and Riley Carnahan run wild. Gaddie got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double, while Carnahan went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those four hits gave Carnahan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Morgan Buckingham, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Granite City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. They are 2-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Granite City, their win bumped their record up to 5-8.
Columbia beat Granite City 10-6 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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