Baseball Game Preview: Stratford Tigers vs. Colfax Vikings

The Stratford Tigers will square off against the Colfax Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Stratford has six straight wins, Colfax has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

While Stratford's victory against Spencer wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Tigers won by a run and slipped past the Rockets 7-6. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Tigers have posted since April 24th.

Drew Gage

Runs Batted In (Career)

05/27/25 @ Spencer	3
05/13/25 vs Assumption	2
05/01/25 @ Auburndale	2
05/19/25 vs Regis	1
05/06/25 vs Edgar	1

Drew Gage made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Riley Spindler was excellent, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Jack Tubbs was another key player, going 2-for-5 with three stolen bases and one run.

Meanwhile, Colfax scored the most runs they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They fell 11-7 to Stanley-Boyd.

Drew Buchner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zach Hiitola, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Stratford pushed their record up to 15-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Colfax, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.