Southern Columbia Area has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Southern Columbia Area is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Loyalsock Township (and have done all season long). Everything went Southern Columbia Area's way against Loyalsock Township on Monday as Southern Columbia Area made off with a 12-0 victory. Give Southern Columbia Area's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Caden Hopper made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Hopper has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hopper was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Hunter Sharrow and Charles Hopper did most of the damage at the plate: Sharrow scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Hopper scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ethan Makowski, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Mount Carmel beat Bloomsburg 7-3 on Monday.
Drew Yagodzinskie was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Brinkash, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Southern Columbia Area pushed their record up to 6-4 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Mount Carmel, their victory bumped their record up to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Southern Columbia Area has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mount Carmel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9. 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 up short against Mount Carmel when the teams last played on April 5th, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mount Carmel's Jonas Bettleyon, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Southern Columbia Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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