Southridge is 0-4 against Columbus since April of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. Southridge is taking a road trip to take on Columbus at 6:00 p.m. Southridge's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Columbus' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Southridge's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Piper as Southridge made off with a 6-0 win. The Spartans not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 4th.
Meanwhile, Columbus had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They skirted past the Sabres 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Explorers have posted since February 13th.
Columbus got a great performance from Mathew Rios as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over 6.1 innings pitched. Rios has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Southridge has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. Columbus' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
Southridge couldn't quite get it done against Columbus in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 4-0. Can Southridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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