Columbine and Lakewood are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Columbine Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the Lakewood Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 11 consecutive losses for Columbine and seven for Lakewood.
On Thursday, Columbine came up short against Chatfield and fell 11-7.
Jack Snyder stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Elias Frainier, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Even though they lost, Columbine didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 13 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, while it was Lakewood who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Bear Creek who put up more. Lakewood lost 16-1 to Bear Creek.
Lakewood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Julian Duran, who went 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and a double.
Columbine's record now sits at 4-13-1. As for Lakewood, their record is now 6-13.
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