Columbus Grove is 0-3 against St. John since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbus Grove Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the St. John's Bluejays at 5:00 p.m. Columbus Grove is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
Columbus Grove will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by seven) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Bluffton 16-14.
Meanwhile, St. John's won against Coldwater on Tuesday with two runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. St. John's had just enough and edged Marion Local out 2-1.
St. John's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyce McClain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Columbus Grove back to even at 9-9. As for St. John's, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Columbus Grove came up short against St. John's in their previous meeting back in June of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Columbus Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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