The Ichabod Crane Riders will venture away from home to challenge the Columbia Blue Devils at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Columbia took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Ichabod Crane, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Ichabod Crane needed a bit of extra time to put away Coxsackie-Athens. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Riverhawks, sneaking past 3-2. The win was nothing new for the Riders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, Columbia fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Bethlehem Central on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Columbia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Ayotte, who went 2-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That double was Ayotte's first of the season.
Ichabod Crane's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Columbia, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Ichabod Crane couldn't quite finish off Columbia when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can the Riders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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