Explorers
| 03/05/25 vs Ferguson | 10-0 |
| 03/03/25 vs Westminster Christian | 6-0 |
| 02/28/25 @ West Boca Raton | 11-1 |
| 02/27/25 @ Southwest | 8-2 |
| 02/20/25 @ Coral Gables | 14-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Columbus waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Everything went their way against the Ferguson Falcons as they made off with a 10-0 win. That's more bragging rights for the Explorers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Samuel Alonso tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Matthew Fernandez was a standout: he scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Alec Cruz also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Columbus always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ferguson only posted an OBP of .062.
Columbus pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ferguson, they now have a losing record of 3-4-1.
Coming up, Columbus will welcome Gulliver Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus is facing Gulliver Prep at the right time seeing as Gulliver Prep is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Ferguson, they will head out on the road to face off against TERRA Environmental at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
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