Baseball Game Preview: Pender Patriots vs. West Columbus Vikings

For the second straight game, Pender will face off against West Columbus. The Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pender has given up an average of 9.4 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Pender is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Monday. They took an 11-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Columbus.

For West Columbus' part, their win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Matheson, who went 3-for-4 with one stolen base.

West Columbus was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.

West Columbus' victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11. As for Pender, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.