The Hughesville Spartans will square off against the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Hughesville's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Southern Columbia Area has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Hughesville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Bloomsburg on Friday. The Spartans have beaten the Panthers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Panthers has come to flipping the script.
Ella Breneisen
| 04/25/25 @ Bloomsburg | 4 |
| 04/15/25 @ Southern Columbia Area | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Warrior Run | 2 |
| 04/14/25 vs Bucktail | 2 |
| 04/24/25 @ Loyalsock Township | 1 |
Addison Henninger and Ella Breneisen made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Henninger pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Meanwhile, Breneisen tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At bat, Henninger went 2-for-3 with three runs, while Breneisen went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. Those four RBI gave Breneisen a new career-high.
In other batting news, Ashlynn Barlett was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four runs and one RBI. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Maddie Smith, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, one double, and one RBI.
Hughesville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .323 or higher in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Southern Columbia Area came into Monday's matchup having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They blew past Bloomsburg 10-4 on Monday.
Southern Columbia Area's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-6 and their overall record up to 3-8. As for Hughesville, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Hughesville was able to grind out a solid win over Southern Columbia Area in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 7-3. Do the Spartans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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