Baseball Game Preview: Montclair Mounties vs. Columbia Cougars

The Montclair Mounties will head out on the road to challenge the Columbia Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.

Montclair is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to West Essex.

Meanwhile, Columbia fell victim to Millburn and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Millers by a score of 2-0. The Cougars have struggled against the Millers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Montclair, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Montclair came up short against Columbia in their previous matchup on April 7th, falling 11-7. Can the Mounties avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.