Soccer Game Preview: Southern Columbia Area vs. Shamokin Area

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Previous Games

08/30/25 - Home	5-0 W
10/17/24 - Home	6-0 W
09/17/24 - Away	0-1 L
09/16/23 - Away	5-0 W
09/17/22 - Home	8-0 W
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Southern Columbia Area has gone 9-1 against Shamokin Area recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Indians at 5:30 p.m. Southern Columbia Area is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.

Southern Columbia Area proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by four) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Danville 2-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Southern Columbia Area were the better team in the second half.

Ben Gehret was the driving force of Southern Columbia Area's attack as he scored both of Southern Columbia Area's goals, bringing his season total up to 27 goals.

Meanwhile, Shamokin Area fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Towanda on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Black Knights by a score of 3-2.

Southern Columbia Area has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Shamokin Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-17.

Everything went Southern Columbia Area's way against Shamokin Area in their previous matchup back in August, as Southern Columbia Area made off with a 5-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.