Baseball Preview: Columbia Roughnecks vs. Bay City Blackcats
Columbia and Bay City are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Columbia Roughnecks will head out on the road to face off against the Bay City Blackcats at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
Columbia only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 14-point they dealt Van Vleck on Monday. Columbia was the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over Van Vleck. The victory was familiar territory for Columbia who now have three in a row.
The team relied heavily on Major Marshall, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Thrasher, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bay City didn't have quite enough to beat Iowa Colony on Friday and fell 3-2. Bay City has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6-1 record this season. As for Bay City, their loss dropped their record down to 6-13.
Columbia came out on top in a nail-biter against Bay City in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 5-4. Does Columbia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bay City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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