The Columbia Blue Devils are taking a road trip to challenge the Averill Park Warriors at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Columbia's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Averill Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Columbia turned things around against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 7-3.
Columbia let Ascher Melino and Dillon Mulligan run wild. Melino went 2-for-4 with three runs and one double, while Mulligan went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Mulligan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Braydon Griffin, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Averill Park hadn't done well against Columbia recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Warriors put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 6-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Warriors, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Columbia now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Averill Park, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Columbia suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Averill Park in their previous meeting on Monday. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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