Baseball Recap: Athens Gets the Win

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2026, 4:31pm

Baseball Recap: Athens Warriors vs. Illini Central Cougars

11 must be Athens's lucky number: they beat Illini Central with that score not once but twice on Thursday. The Warriors beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.

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Previous Games

04/30/26 - Home11-1 W
04/25/24 - Home16-0 W
04/27/23 - Away8-1 W
04/28/22 - Home11-2 W
05/06/21 - Home17-2 W
+ 2 more games

Athens' win bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Illini Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.

Looking ahead, Athens will take on Tri-City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Illini Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Midwest Central at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.

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