Hughesville is 1-9 against Southern Columbia Area since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Hughesville Spartans the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on January 24th. Hopefully Hughesville is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Southern Columbia Area in Pennsylvania (Hughesville is ranked 65th, while Southern Columbia Area is ranked 580th).
In what's become a running theme this season, Hughesville gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Mifflinburg 69-15 at home. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Hughesville has posted since December 14, 2023.
Hughesville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Alli Anstadt, who scored eight points along with ten rebounds and five assists, and Maddie Smith, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Smith hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Vivian Draper, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Southern Columbia Area, who are still winless after their tenth matchup. They were beaten by Montoursville 55-23 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss Southern Columbia Area has suffered yet this season.
Hughesville's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2. As for Southern Columbia Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Everything came up roses for Hughesville against Southern Columbia Area in their previous meeting on January 5th as the squad secured a 60-20 victory. Will Hughesville repeat their success, or does Southern Columbia Area have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
