Columbia came into this matchup off a tough eight-run defeat on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Pearl Pirates by a score of 6-4 on Saturday. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2016.
MT Breland was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Collin Haney was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Columbia dropped their record down to 13-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 3.75 runs. As for Pearl, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-12.
Coming up, Columbia will square off against East Marion at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Eagles have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 10.71 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Pearl, they will take on Petal at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Pirates' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Panthers have averaged an impressive 7 runs per game this season.
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