Southern Columbia Area lost against Hughesville back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Southern Columbia Area Tigers lost 10-4 to the Hughesville Spartans. Southern Columbia Area has not had much luck with Hughesville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hunter Sharrow was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Charles Hopper was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Southern Columbia Area kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
On Hughesville's side, Graden Dohl tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jackson Lunger, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Aiden Barlett, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Southern Columbia Area's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-6. As for Hughesville, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Southern Columbia Area will square off against Central Columbia at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Hughesville, they will head out on the road to face off against Elk Lake at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Elk Lake is on a six-game streak of home wins, Hughesville a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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