The Hitchcock Bulldogs will square off against the Columbia Roughnecks at 6:20 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Hitchcock has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Columbia will arrive with seven straight wins.
Hitchcock lost 11-3 to Bay Area Christian on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, while Columbia put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Bay City. Columbia came out on top against Bay City by a score of 3-0.
Grant Thrasher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing Three bases. while going 1-for-3.
Columbia pushed their record up to 10-7-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Hitchcock, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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