Baseball Game Preview: Southern Columbia Area Tigers vs. Loyalsock Township Lancers

Tigers

Runs

04/19/25 @ Tri-Valley	2
04/17/25 @ Warrior Run	19
04/14/25 @ Hughesville	5
04/11/25 vs Mifflinburg	5
04/09/25 @ Loyalsock Township	5
+ 8 more games

Southern Columbia Area is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Loyalsock Township is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tigers will host the Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Southern Columbia Area is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.4 runs per game this season.

Southern Columbia Area is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Tri-Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The game marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Meanwhile, Loyalsock Township got themselves on the board against Central Columbia on Saturday, but Central Columbia never followed suit. They blew past the Bluejays 9-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Lancers have posted against the Bluejays since April 1, 2019.

Not much got past Deryk Kulp, who gave up just four hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Central Columbia off the board.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kayden Keefer, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Loyalsock Township is 5-1 when Keefer posts two or more runs, but 1-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jaydn Wagner, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one RBI.

Loyalsock Township has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. Southern Columbia Area's draw gives them a new season record of 9-3-1.

Loyalsock Township's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Southern Columbia Area has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Loyalsock Township, though, as they've been averaging 9 hits. Given Southern Columbia Area's sizable advantage in that area, the Lancers will need to find a way to close that gap. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.