Columbia is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Kalama an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Columbia Bruins will host the Kalama Chinooks at 4:00 p.m. Columbia has given up an average of 9.7 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Seton Catholic hit Columbia with a ten-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Bruins came up short against the Cougars, falling 20-2.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Kalama and Toledo, and Toledo kept the tradition alive. The Chinooks fell just short of the Indians by a score of 9-8 on Saturday.
Drew Schlangen was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Moon, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one RBI.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Kalama, their loss dropped their record down to 1-13.
Columbia suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Kalama when the teams last played back in May of 2016. Can the Bruins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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