Columbus dropped their record down to 27-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's ten-game streak of wins at home. They fell 3-0 to the West Broward Bobcats. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Explorers haven't been shut out since back in March.
Mathew Rios spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
As for West Broward, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-12 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On West Broward's side, not much got past Braden Aguila, who gave up just two hits to keep Columbus off the board. Aguila has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, West Broward saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ivan Sabater, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
While Columbus had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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