After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Norwell, New Haven was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They walked away with an 11-8 win over the Columbia City Eagles. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2025.
CJ Roberson
| 04/03/26 vs Whitko | 3 |
| 05/07/26 vs Columbia City | 2 |
| 04/25/26 vs South Adams | 2 |
| 04/17/26 vs Adams Central | 2 |
| 04/11/26 vs Celina | 2 |
| + 8 more games |
The team relied heavily on CJ Roberson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has become a key player for New Haven: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 5-7 otherwise. Ethan Goodwin was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
New Haven was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
New Haven's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 11-7. As for Columbia City, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 10-6 record.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Haven will host Fremont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.25 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Columbia City, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against DeKalb at 5:30 p.m. The Barons' pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so the Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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