Columbia is 0-10 against Tri-Cities Prep since April of 2019 but things could change on Friday. The Coyotes will look to defend their home field against the Jaguars at 3:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Columbia sitting on three straight victories and Tri-Cities Prep on 32 (dating back to last season).
On Tuesday, Columbia earned a 12-9 win over Waitsburg/Prescott.
Meanwhile, Tri-Cities Prep's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Thursday. They never let Liberty Christian get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. The three-run effort marked the Jaguars' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Not much got past Jarrett Garza, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Liberty Christian off the board. Garza has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
Tri-Cities Prep's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-0. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 18-4 loss they got from Tri-Cities Prep in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Coyotes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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