The Columbia Blue Devils will challenge the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Columbia will be strutting in after a victory while Guilderland will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbia's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Albany with a sharp 13-0 win. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Ballston Spa hit Guilderland with a five-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Flying Dutchmen fell just short of the Scotties by a score of 7-6. The Flying Dutchmen have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alyssa Griffin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Lydia Santabarbara was another key player, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs.
Columbia's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-7. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Guilderland, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Columbia skirted past Guilderland 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Flying Dutchmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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