Crusaders vs Crimson Tide
| 04/16/25 - Away | 1-3 L |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 8-5 W |
| 04/10/24 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 05/04/23 - Home | 8-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lancaster Catholic has gone 9-1 against Columbia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Crusaders will welcome the Crimson Tide at 4:15 p.m. Lancaster Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Columbia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Wednesday, Lancaster Catholic didn't have quite enough to beat Annville-Cleona and fell 2-1. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lancaster Catholic saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zach Zuber, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Columbia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Spartans a 14-0 shutout. The Crimson Tide might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Cameron McClair, who went 4-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was John Buzzendore, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run.
Columbia always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Milton Hershey only posted an OBP of .125.
Lancaster Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Columbia, their win bumped their record up to 10-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lancaster Catholic has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Columbia struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.2 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Lancaster Catholic couldn't quite finish off Columbia when the teams last played back in April and fell 3-1. Will the Crusaders have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
