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| 04/24/24 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 03/28/24 - Away | 6-0 W |
| 04/25/23 - Away | 7-2 W |
| 03/30/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/26/22 - Home | 12-3 W |
| + 5 more games |
Columbia is a perfect 10-0 against Salem since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Columbia's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Monday, Columbia came up short against Collinsville and fell 8-3. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Salem owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance last Monday. They came out on top against Roxana by a score of 3-0. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Noah Nix, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Roxana off the board. Nix also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Salem is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 5-10 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Salem saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rhett Detering, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. That's the most RBI Detering has posted since back in March.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Columbia came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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