Columbus is a perfect 3-0 against Southridge since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Columbus Explorers will welcome the Southridge Spartans at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Columbus 2, Southridge 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Columbus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hialeah Educational Academy on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Biggie by a score of 2-1.
Samuel Alonso
| 03/12/25 vs Hialeah Educational Academy | 10 |
| 02/27/25 @ Southwest | 9 |
| 02/14/25 @ Florida Christian | 8 |
| 03/05/25 vs Ferguson | 7 |
Samuel Alonso was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out ten batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Mario Magana made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Southridge's offense. They fell 4-0 to Westminster Christian on Tuesday. The Spartans' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Southridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 10-3.
Columbus beat Southridge 3-0 in their previous matchup back in April of 2019. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Southridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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