The Columbiana Clippers will head out on the road to challenge the West Branch Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbiana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Columbiana stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand United a 7-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Columbiana who now have three in a row.
Alex Eusebio was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Eusebio has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Eusebio was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Columbiana let Ian Less and Devin Daugherty loose on the outfield. Less scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Daugherty scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Max Conway was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but West Branch had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Salem on Wednesday.
Columbiana has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for West Branch, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5.
Columbiana suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to West Branch in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Columbiana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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