Baseball Preview: Columbia City Eagles vs. Huntington North Vikings
Columbia City is 1-6 against Huntington North since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Columbia City Eagles are on the road again to play the Huntington North Vikings at 5:30 p.m. One thing working in Columbia City's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three matchups.
Columbia City will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Bellmont, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Everything went Columbia City's way against Bellmont on Wednesday as Columbia City made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Columbia City, who have now won five matches by ten runs or more so far this season.
Brady Schroeder made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Schroeder was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Columbia City let Zack Berry and James Getts loose on the outfield. Berry scored two runs while going 1-for-2, while Getts scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Grayson Bradberry was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Huntington North fell victim to a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of East Noble on Tuesday.
Columbia City pushed their record up to 6-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Huntington North, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Columbia City came up short against Huntington North when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 9-6. Can Columbia City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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