Baseball Preview: Towanda Black Knights vs. Athens Wildcats
The Towanda Black Knights will play host again on Thursday to welcome the Athens Wildcats, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Athens took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Towanda, who comes in off a win.
Towanda's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Wellsboro 6-0.
Teagan Irish made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Irish was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Irish wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Fields, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Athens lost 22-2 to Fairport on Saturday.
Towanda's victory ended a 12-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Athens, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Towanda came up short against Athens when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 6-3. Will Towanda have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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