The Columbiana Clippers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Heartland Christian Lions at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Columbiana is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering West Branch just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 12-10.
Anthony Hall was cooking despite his team's loss, going 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Alex Eusebio was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Heartland Christian lost 11-3 to Canfield on Thursday. Heartland Christian has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Heartland Christian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Rarick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Columbiana's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. As for Heartland Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Columbiana came out on top in a nail-biter against Heartland Christian in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 8-7. Does Columbiana have another victory up their sleeve, or will Heartland Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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