If Southern Columbia Area was feeling good off their 15-0 takedown of Line Mountain last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Southern Columbia Area Tigers took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Danville Ironmen on Monday. The loss continues a trend for Southern Columbia Area in their matchups with Danville: they've now lost four in a row.
Southern Columbia Area saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ayden Hockenbroch, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Danville's side, Cole Duffy was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Duffy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
Southern Columbia Area's defeat dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Danville, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season.
Southern Columbia Area will be playing in front of their home fans against Columbia Montour Vo-Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Columbia Area's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Columbia Montour Vo-Tech's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Danville, they will head out on the road to square off against Shikellamy at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Danville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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