Baseball Game Preview: Mascoutah Heads Out

By Team Reports May 10, 2024, 5:18am

Baseball Preview: Mascoutah Indians vs. Columbia Eagles

The Mascoutah Indians will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Columbia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Mascoutah will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Mascoutah can now show off 15 landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They put the hurt on Mater Dei with a sharp 11-0 victory.

Meanwhile, Columbia's hitters rose to the challenge against a Cougars pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.03 runs allowed on Tuesday. Columbia walked away with a 10-5 win over Breese Central.

Mascoutah's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-4. As for Columbia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.

Mascoutah came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mascoutah since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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