Baseball Preview: New Athens Yellow Jackets vs. Farmington Knights
The New Athens Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to take on the Farmington Knights at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. New Athens is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
New Athens' 17-8 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Trico on Monday.
Jack Alfeldt was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Lintker, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
After soaring to a seven-point victory in their last game, Farmington came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of DeSoto by a score of 6-4.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Farmington, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-5 record this season.
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