Fort Wayne North Side lost against Columbia City back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Fort Wayne North Side Legends lost 20-2 to the Columbia City Eagles. Fort Wayne North Side has struggled against Columbia City recently, as their contest on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Fort Wayne North Side saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gustavo Villagran, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Columbia City's side, Braydon Green tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Columbia City got a massive performance out of Coleman Clark, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Clark has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Brady Schroeder was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Fort Wayne North Side's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Columbia City, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-8.
Fort Wayne North Side will head out on the road to square off against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Columbia City, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Norwell at 9:30 p.m. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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