The Columbia Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Becton Wildcats at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Columbia will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
While Columbia didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-16-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Carteret on Thursday as they made off with a 16-3 win. The Cougars' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Becton came up short against Wood-Ridge on Friday and fell 6-3.
Columbia pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Becton, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
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