Willard is 0-3 against Columbian since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Willard Crimson Flashes will head out on the road to challenge the Columbian Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. Willard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Last Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Willard had to settle for a 10-9 defeat against Norwalk. Willard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Marcus Schmidt put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Schmidt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ethan Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Isaac Robinson, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Columbian's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Seneca East by a score of 9-8.
Willard's record is now 10-8. As for Columbian, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Willard might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Columbian when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Willard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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