Albany had lost five straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 5-14 to make it six. They lost 15-4 to the Columbia Blue Devils. The Falcons were not able to make up for their defeat to the Blue Devils from their previous meeting back in May of 2025.
As for Columbia, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 11-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
For Columbia's part, Stella Guzek spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up ten Ks. Guzek has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Columbia got a massive performance out of Madison Marr, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. Those three hits gave Marr a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Galligan, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Albany will take on rival Shenendehowa at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Columbia is set to challenge their familiar foe Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 1.9, the Spartans 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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