The Southern Columbia Area Tigers waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins but they left with five. They walked away with a 53-40 win over Marian Catholic. For Southern Columbia Area, this counts as revenge for the 60-52 loss Marian Catholic walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Loss or not, Marian Catholic got some senior leadership from Julius Currie who scored 15 points and Jacob Miller who scored ten points along with two steals. James Rodino was another key contributor, scoring four points.
Southern Columbia Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for Marian Catholic, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Columbia Area will face off against Loyalsock Township at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Loyalsock Township is on a five-game streak of home wins, Southern Columbia Area a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Marian Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional at 7:30 p.m. on January 16th.
