Columbia is 0-10 against Annville-Cleona since May of 2021 but things could change on Monday. The Crimson Tide will head out on the road to square off against the Dutchmen at 4:15 p.m. Columbia is coming into the contest hot, having won their last four games.
Four must be Columbia's lucky number: they beat Mount Calvary Christian with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Crimson Tide beat the Chargers by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Owen Musser, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Annville-Cleona lost a heartbreaker to Northern Lebanon when they met back in April of 2024, and they left with a heavy heart again on Wednesday. The Dutchmen fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Dutchmen have lost by just one run.
Annville-Cleona saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colten Shaffer, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Columbia's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Annville-Cleona, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Columbia has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Annville-Cleona struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 10-3 loss they got from Annville-Cleona when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Crimson Tide avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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