Softball Preview: Athens Bluejays vs. Chequamegon Screaming Eagles
The Athens Bluejays will head out on the road to square off against the Chequamegon Screaming Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Athens comes in on eight and Chequamegon on five.
Athens will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Marathon and snuck past 8-6.
Abby Diethelm was excellent, going 1-for-1 with a triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Chequamegon narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Newman 2-1. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Chequamegon has scored all season.
Athens pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Chequamegon, their win bumped their record up to 7-1.
Athens took their victory against Chequamegon when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 14-3. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Chequamegon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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