Baseball Preview: Athens Drive Jaguars vs. Leesville Road Pride
The Athens Drive Jaguars will be playing at home against the Leesville Road Pride at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Athens Drive: 3.9, Leesville Road: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, while Athens Drive put up some runs, the same can't be said for Enloe. Athens Drive came out on top against Enloe by a score of 4-0.
Troy Daniels made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Daniels has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Daniels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathan Bunch, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Leesville Road gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They blew past Cardinal Gibbons 13-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Leesville Road considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Athens Drive has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Leesville Road, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-3.
Everything went Athens Drive's way against Leesville Road when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Athens Drive made off with a 12-4 victory. Does Athens Drive have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leesville Road turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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