Baseball Preview: Edwardsville Tigers vs. Columbia Eagles
The Edwardsville Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Columbia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Tuesday, Edwardsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Belleville East, taking the game 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Edwardsville.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Columbia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Breese Central by a score of 10-5 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Columbia considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Edwardsville is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 21-5 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Edwardsville came up short against Columbia in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 8-5. Can Edwardsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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