PREP BASEBALL: Columbia comes up short against Providence

Columbia second baseman Goose Lord swings and misses at a pitch against Providence in the sixth inning Tuesday night. He struck out with the bases loaded. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia second baseman Goose Lord swings and misses at a pitch against Providence in the sixth inning Tuesday night. He struck out with the bases loaded. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)

The game was there for the taking.

Down two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Columbia had the bases loaded with only one out. Providence School relief pitcher Tanner Eckert was rattled too, thro…