Millburn is 9-1 against Columbia since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Millburn Millers will be playing at home against the Columbia Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Millburn is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
Last Saturday, Millburn came up short against West Essex and fell 7-3.
Greg Rosenthal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Matthew Weiner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Columbia fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Montclair on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Mounties by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Columbia couldn't push the score so high this time.
Columbia had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Alex Mandell and Oliver Ellis Mandell pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits, while Ellis didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Columbia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Orlando Shin, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Millburn's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Columbia, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-11-1 record this season.
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