Baseball Game Preview: Athens Wildcats vs. Towanda Black Knights

For the second straight game, Athens will face off against Towanda. The Wildcats will face off against the Black Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Athens will come into the match with an undefeated record on the line.

Athens' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Sunday. Everything went their way against Towanda as they made off with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won six games by six runs or more so far this season.

Nick Grazul

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/13/25 vs Towanda	13
05/03/24 @ Mansfield	9
03/26/24 @ Troy	9
04/26/24 @ Wellsboro	8
04/19/24 vs Towanda	8

Nick Grazul made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 13 over six innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last four games he's played.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brendan Cooke, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Athens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Towanda only posted a batting average of .091.

This is the second loss in a row for Towanda and nudges their season record down to 3-4. As for Athens, their record is now 7-0.

Towanda's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Athens hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for Towanda, though, as they've only averaged .217. Will they be able to contain Athens' hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.