Breese Central is 2-8 against Columbia since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Breese Central Cougars are on the road again to play the Columbia Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Breese Central: 3.8, Columbia: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Breese Central is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Wesclin (and have done all season long). Breese Central's pitchers stepped up to hand Wesclin an 8-0 shutout on Friday.
Benny Lehman made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Lehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Lehman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jonathan Husmann, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their tilt with Freeburg with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They put the hurt on the Midgets with a sharp 15-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Columbia considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Breese Central has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Columbia, they pushed their record up to 20-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight on the road.
Breese Central came up short against Columbia in their previous matchup last Thursday, falling 4-0. Can Breese Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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