Baseball Preview: Greece Athena Trojans vs. Batavia Blue Devils
The Greece Athena Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Batavia Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Greece Athena will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Wednesday, Greece Athena earned an 11-6 win over Canandaigua Academy.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Batavia made sure to put some runs up on the board against Greece Arcadia on Friday. Batavia was the clear victor by a 17-3 margin over Greece Arcadia.
Bronx Buchholz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up six Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Maggio Buchholz and Cole Grazioplene did most of the damage at the plate: Buchholz scored three runs while going 2-for-2, while Grazioplene went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Mekhi Fortes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Greece Athena's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-4. As for Batavia, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Greece Athena couldn't quite finish off Batavia when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 6-4. Can Greece Athena avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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