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The Columbus Cardinals improved to a 13-10 record after picking up a win over the Rice Consolidated Raiders.
Not only did they defeat their cross-county rivals, but they shut them out with a final score of 8-0.
To start the game Raiders were on offense first and after hitting one single, the Cards quickly secured the three outs needed to go on offense. The Cards were led off by a single from Ryan Carter to get a runner on base.
The Raiders responded by getting the first out of the inning as Jayden Spaulding hit a pop fly that was caught by the Raiders. Then Brody Tribe was walked to get two runners on base which brought up Britton Wolters.
Wolters hit a single which drove home a run and gave the Cards a 1-0 lead over the Raiders. That was followed by a single from Wyatt Tipton that drove in another run to give the Cards a 2-0 lead.
Then Ty Wiggs hit a sacrifice fly ball for the second out of the inning, but it also brought home a run to give the Cards a 3-0 lead. The Cards then faced three batters in the second inning before going back on offense.
In the bottom of the second inning, the Cards had two outs on the board and the hit three doubles from Carter, Spaulding and Tribe to add two runs to their lead. Leading 5-0 the Cars carried this lead all the way to the bottom of the fourth inning where they scored three more runs thanks to a single from Carter and a single from Tribe to arrive at the final score of 8-0.
The Cards will look to continue their playoff push when they take on the Yoakum Bulldogs on Tuesday, April 21, at 7 p.m.
