Baseball Preview: Rocky River Pirates vs. Columbia Raiders
After two games on the road, Rocky River is heading back home. They will take on the Columbia Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Rocky River: 2.7, Columbia: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, Rocky River didn't have quite enough to beat Buckeye and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Rocky River in their matchups with Buckeye: they've now lost four in a row.
Rees Heigle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Rocky River saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thomas Rossi, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Columbia had just enough and edged Wellington out 7-6 on Tuesday.
Rocky River's defeat dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Columbia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Everything went Rocky River's way against Columbia in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Rocky River made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Rocky River repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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