The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will be playing at home against the Neumann Regional Academy Golden Knights at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Columbia Area's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Midd-West.
Levi Everitt looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Southern Columbia Area saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Makowski, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Neumann Regional Academy, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sullivan County by a score of 9-4 on Friday.
Chase Wright was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Wright has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Wright was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Angelo Birch was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Clark Bower, who scored a run and stole a base.
The victory got Southern Columbia Area back to even at 4-4. As for Neumann Regional Academy, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Southern Columbia Area took their victory against Neumann Regional Academy in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 15-0. Will Southern Columbia Area repeat their success, or does Neumann Regional Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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