Western and Columbus squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Western had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Columbus Explorers by a score of 3-2. Western has not had much luck with Columbus recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Aiden Andreu was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
On Columbus' side, they got a great performance from Mathew Rios as he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Rios has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Columbus saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jose Correa, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Western's defeat dropped their record down to 19-10. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Columbus, they will head out on the road to square off against West Broward at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Columbus sitting on three straight victories and West Broward on five.
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