The Cuyahoga Heights Red Wolves will face off against the Columbia Raiders at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Cuyahoga Heights will be strutting in after a victory while Columbia will be coming in after a loss.
If Cuyahoga Heights beats Columbia with eight runs on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Red Wolves came out on top against Fairview by a score of 8-5 on Thursday. The game was the first time the Red Wolves have beaten the Warriors on their field since April 15, 2024.
Nathan Tommer was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Nolan Juhnke, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Columbia and Wellington meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Raiders took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dukes.
Cuyahoga Heights has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 8.0 runs this season. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Cuyahoga Heights skirted past Columbia 9-8 in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Will the Red Wolves repeat their success, or do the Raiders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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