Baseball Game Preview: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. Southern Columbia Area Tigers

A feisty cat fight will be fought as Pine Grove Cardinals duke it out with Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

On Saturday, Pine Grove earned a 6-3 victory over Lake-Lehman.

Jacob Hatter

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Pine Grove's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Hatter, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Hatter is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Another was Ian Brown, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.

Meanwhile, Southern Columbia Area got the win against Line Mountain on Friday by a conclusive 18-1. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won eight in a row.

Caden Hopper and Levi Everitt were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Hopper tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Everitt pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave Hopper a new career-low. At the plate, Hopper scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Everitt scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Those three runs gave Everitt a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Guy Longenberger looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Southern Columbia Area got a massive performance out of Ethan Makowski, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI Makowski has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Yost, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.

The win got Pine Grove back to even at 1-1-1. As for Southern Columbia Area, their record is now 2-0.