After a string of three wins, Stafford's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Roughnecks. Stafford has not had much luck with Columbia recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Stafford saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mike Ross, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Columbia's side, Brian Craig was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed 1.2 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Craig was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cole Gotcher, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Cayden Bledsoe was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Stafford's loss dropped their record down to 6-6-2. As for Columbia, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5-1 record this season.
Stafford will be playing at home against Sweeny at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Stafford is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Columbia, they will head out on the road to face off against Iowa Colony at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Iowa Colony: 3.1, Columbia: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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