Baseball Recap: Columbus Explorers vs. South Dade Buccaneers
Columbus entered their tilt with South Dade with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the South Dade Buccaneers on Friday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Columbus also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Columbus got a great performance from Danny Castillo as he struck out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maximus Alvarez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Franklin Fransisco, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI.
Columbus' victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for South Dade, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Columbus will be playing at home against Spanish River at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Columbus will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for South Dade, they will head out on the road to take on Coral Gables at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Dade is facing Coral Gables at the right time seeing as Coral Gables is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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