Baseball Preview: Banks Braves vs. Rainier Columbians
Banks is 4-0 against Rainier since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Banks Braves will be staying on the road to face off against the Rainier Columbians at 3:30 p.m. Rainier took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Banks, who comes in off a win.
While Banks' victory against Horizon Christian wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Banks sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 win over Horizon Christian on Wednesday.
Rainier lost 11-3 to Warrenton on Wednesday. Rainier has not had much luck with Warrenton recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Rainier saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Setzer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Banks pushed their record up to 19-3 with that victory, which was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Rainier, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Everything went Banks' way against Rainier when the teams last played back in April as Banks made off with a 14-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Banks 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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