Niagara is 1-9 against Coleman since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Niagara Badgers will head out on the road to square off against the Coleman Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Niagara is headed out hoping to continue their success from last week, when the picked up their first road victory of the season on Monday. Their tough 11-3 defeat to Norway might stick with them for a while.
Niagara saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Richtig, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Coleman unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 8-1 loss at the hands of Gibraltar.
Niagara's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-2. As for Coleman, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
Niagara came out on top in a nail-biter against Coleman in their previous matchup on April 8th, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Niagara since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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