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| 02/21/20 - Home | 20-1 W |
| 02/19/20 - Away | 15-0 W |
| 03/15/19 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 03/16/18 - Neutral | 17-3 W |
| 03/17/17 - Away | 10-3 W |
Columbus is a perfect 5-0 against Sumter County since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Columbus Blue Devils will challenge the Sumter County Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Columbus will be strutting in after a victory while Sumter County will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbus is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Spencer on Friday as Columbus made off with a 16-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Martin Heim was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three). He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
In other batting news, Michael Nottleman was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Maddox Anderson also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Columbus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Sumter County unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 17-6 to Hardaway.
Kaeden Jones made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Minter, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Columbus back to even at 8-8. As for Sumter County, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Sumter County's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Columbus has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Sumter County, though, as they've been averaging only 3.6 strikeouts. Will Columbus keep running through batters, or will Sumter County buck the trend?
Everything went Columbus' way against Sumter County in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as Columbus made off with a 20-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
