Southern Columbia Area hasn't had much luck against Danville recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Southern Columbia Area Tigers will be playing at home against the Danville Ironmen at 7:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Southern Columbia Area will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were outmatched by Shamokin Area and fell 81-52. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Indians are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, Danville entered their contest against Shamokin Area last Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Danville might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Shamokin Area an easy 72-48 win. The game marked the Ironmen's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Southern Columbia Area will have to contain Daniel Walker as he made an impact in Danville's last game. He went 8 for 14 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Morrison, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 10 points and five boards.
Southern Columbia Area's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Danville, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Southern Columbia Area didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Danville in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 51-45 victory. Does Southern Columbia Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Danville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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