The Southern Columbia Area Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Loyalsock Township Lancers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Southern Columbia Area's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Loyalsock Township's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Southern Columbia Area is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Neumann Regional Academy a 15-0 shutout on Saturday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Southern Columbia Area with their most commanding win of the season.
Hunter Sharrow was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Sharrow was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs.
In other pitching news, Guy Longenberger looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Southern Columbia Area let Brayden Andrews and Caden Hopper loose on the outfield. Andrews got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and an RBI, while Hopper got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Myers, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Loyalsock Township fell victim to a tough 10-3 defeat at the hands of Holy Redeemer on Friday. Loyalsock Township has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Loyalsock Township saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Bower, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Loyalsock Township didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holy Redeemer only tossed nine.
Southern Columbia Area now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Loyalsock Township, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southern Columbia Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 10.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Loyalsock Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Southern Columbia Area came out on top in a nail-biter against Loyalsock Township when the teams last played on April 6th, sneaking past 3-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Loyalsock Township's Ethan Nagy, who struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Southern Columbia Area still be able to contain Nagy? There's only one way to find out.
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