The Columbia Cougars will challenge the Phillipsburg Stateliners on Wednesday. Columbia will be strutting in after a win while Phillipsburg will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbia had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Livingston on Wednesday. The Cougars put the hurt on the Lancers with a sharp 14-5 victory. The Cougars not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 1st (when they won 14-4).
Eli Angelou
| 05/20/26 @ Livingston | 4 |
| 05/02/26 @ Verona | 2 |
| 04/11/26 @ Wayne Valley | 2 |
| 05/15/26 @ Fort Lee | 1 |
| 04/30/26 @ West Orange | 1 |
Eli Angelou and Will Iozzio did most of the damage at the plate: Angelou went a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs, one triple, and one double, while Iozzio went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those four runs gave Angelou a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Heney, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Columbia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Phillipsburg fell victim to Rutgers Prep and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 11-0 to the Argonauts. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Stateliners' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Phillipsburg's loss dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Columbia, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 17-17.
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