The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Mifflinburg Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Southern Columbia Area will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
It was a proper cat-fight when Southern Columbia Area duked it out with Bloomsburg on Friday. The Tigers put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 12-2 win. Considering the Tigers have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Hopper
| 04/25/25 vs Bloomsburg | 13 |
| 04/29/24 @ Warrior Run | 11 |
| 03/27/25 vs Central Columbia | 7 |
| 04/10/24 vs Warrior Run | 7 |
| 04/23/25 @ Tri-Valley | 6 |
Caden Hopper made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 13 batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kole Myers was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Andrew Novak was another key player, going 2-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Southern Columbia Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in five consecutive contests.
Williamsport hit Mifflinburg with a four-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Wildcats took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Millionaires. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Millionaires recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Mifflinburg saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaden Boyer, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Southern Columbia Area pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mifflinburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Southern Columbia Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Mifflinburg in their previous meeting on April 11th, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
