The Columbia Blue Devils will face off against the Guilderland Flying Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Guilderland took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbia, who comes in off a win.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Troy on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The Blue Devils have beaten the Flying Horses the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Flying Horses has come to flipping the script.
Joseph Miller looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched.
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Andrew Mocerine, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one stolen base. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Stilson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Columbia kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Guilderland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Ballston Spa, falling 19-5.
Guilderland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Balleau, who went 1-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Columbia's win bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Guilderland, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Columbia skirted past Guilderland 8-6 when the teams last played back in April. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Flying Dutchmen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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