Softball Game Preview: Southern Columbia Area Tigers vs. Hughesville Spartans

The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the Hughesville Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Southern Columbia Area will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Bloomsburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 10-4 margin over the Panthers on Monday. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hughesville). They put the hurt on Bloomsburg with a sharp 19-1 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Spartans, who have now won four contests by six runs or more so far this season.

Addison Henninger and Ella Breneisen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Henninger tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Breneisen pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Henninger went 2-for-3 with three runs, while Breneisen went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those three runs gave Henninger a new career-high.

In other batting news, Hughesville got a massive performance out of Ashlynn Barlett, who went 2-for-4 with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave Barlett a new career-high. Maddie Smith was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.

Hughesville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Hughesville's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-4. As for Southern Columbia Area, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-8.

Southern Columbia Area couldn't quite get it done against Hughesville in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 7-3. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.