Baseball Game Preview: Athens Drive Jaguars vs. Enloe Eagles

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Previous Games

04/12/24 - Home	4-0 W
04/09/24 - Away	6-3 W
04/13/23 - Home	10-2 W
04/12/23 - Away	4-0 W
04/07/22 - Away	13-4 W
+ 3 more games

Athens Drive has gone a perfect 8-0 against Enloe recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. Athens Drive will head out to square off against Enloe at 4:30 p.m. Neither Athens Drive nor Enloe posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.

Monday just wasn't the day for Athens Drive's offense. They came up short against Riverside-Durham on Monday, falling 8-0. Jaguars fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Pirates since on Monday.

Athens Drive saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shota Sharman, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Ryan Bartley also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Enloe was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 15-0 to Cardinal Gibbons.

Enloe's loss dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Athens Drive, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.

Enloe's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Athens Drive hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .314. It's a different story for Enloe, though, as they've only averaged .192. Will they be able to contain Athens Drive's hitters?

Athens Drive was able to grind out a solid victory over Enloe when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens Drive since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.