After flying high against Stafford last Friday, Columbia came back down to earth. The Columbia Roughnecks suffered a rough 11-4 loss at the hands of the Iowa Colony Pioneers on Tuesday. Columbia was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Iowa Colony apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
Columbia saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grant Thrasher, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Thrasher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 21-9-1. As for Iowa Colony, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-8.
Columbia will head out on the road to take on Boling at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia is facing Boling at the right time seeing as Boling is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Iowa Colony, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sweeny at 7:00 p.m. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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