Warrior Run is 2-8 against Southern Columbia Area since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Warrior Run Defenders will look to defend their home field against the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Warrior Run: 4, Southern Columbia Area: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, Warrior Run came up short against Loyalsock Township and fell 8-4.
Griffen Harrington made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple and a run. Tyler Ulrich was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Southern Columbia Area gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They put the hurt on Bloomsburg with a sharp 11-2 win. With that victory, Southern Columbia Area brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Levi Everitt looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Southern Columbia Area got a massive performance out of Caden Hopper, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Andrew Yost, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Warrior Run's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Southern Columbia Area, they pushed their record up to 7-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Warrior Run has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southern Columbia Area struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Warrior Run came out on top in a nail-biter against Southern Columbia Area when the teams last played on April 10th, sneaking past 5-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hopper, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over 5.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Warrior Run still be able to contain Hopper? There's only one way to find out.
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