Baseball Recap: Athens Has No Trouble Against Decatur

Golden Eagles

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Decatur	10
03/06/25 @ Grissom	10
03/01/25 @ Ardmore	10
02/28/25 @ West Morgan	9
03/13/25 vs West Morgan	8

Athens barely beat Decatur the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Athens put the hurt on Decatur with a sharp 12-2 victory on Friday. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by eight runs or more this season.

The win made it two in a row for Athens and bumps their season record up to 11-4. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Decatur, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-11 record this season.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Athens beat Decatur by a score of 13-4 later that day.