After four games on the road, Columbia is heading back home. They will take on the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Columbia's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Freeburg as Columbia made off with a 15-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Columbia considering their two-run performance the game before.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Breese Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against Wesclin as Breese Central made off with an 8-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Breese Central.
Benny Lehman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lehman was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Husmann, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Columbia's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4. As for Breese Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season.
Columbia was able to grind out a solid victory over Breese Central in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 4-0. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Breese Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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