Baseball Preview: Columbus Explorers vs. Spanish River Sharks
The Columbus Explorers will be playing at home against the Spanish River Sharks 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.
Last Friday, Columbus earned a 6-1 win over South Dade.
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.
At the plate, Maximus Alvarez was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Jose Correa, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Spanish River has not done well against St. John Paul II Academy recently (they were 1-6 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Spanish River walked away with a 6-3 victory over St. John Paul II Academy. The win was just what Spanish River needed coming off of an 8-1 loss in their prior matchup.
Columbus' victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Spanish River, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
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