Warrior Run is 1-9 against Southern Columbia Area since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Warrior Run Defenders will head out on the road to square off against the Southern Columbia Area Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
After soaring to a 15-point win in their last game, Warrior Run came back down to earth on Monday. They fell just short of Loyalsock Township by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 15 runs in the game before, Warrior Run couldn't push the score so high this time.
Owen Reese was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Warrior Run saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James Keifer, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Southern Columbia Area had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Bloomsburg on Monday.
Southern Columbia Area also got a good showing from Guy Longenberger, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Longenberger has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Caden Hopper was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kole Myers, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Warrior Run's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Southern Columbia Area, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-3-1 record this season.
Warrior Run skirted past Southern Columbia Area 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Southern Columbia Area's Conner Dunkelberger, who pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he won't be playing on Wednesday, will it be that much easier for Warrior Run to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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