Baseball Recap: Columbia has no trouble against La Marque

By Team Reports Apr 13, 2024, 7:18am

Baseball Recap: Columbia Roughnecks vs. La Marque Cougars

Columbia won the last time they faced La Marque, and things went their way on Friday too. The Columbia Roughnecks put the hurt on the La Marque Cougars with a sharp 11-1 win. With that victory, Columbia brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.

The team relied heavily on Brian Craig, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. David Cryer was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.

On La Marque's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Miles, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.

Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7-1 record this season. As for La Marque, they are on a 19-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.

Columbia will head out on the road to challenge Brazosport at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brazosport is on a three-game streak of home wins, Columbia a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. La Marque will take on Sweeny at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Sweeny will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something La Marque surely won't give up without a fight.

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