The Athens Warriors will head out on the road to take on the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Athens is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Illini Central a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Athens considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Carson Moscardelli made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Moscardelli was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Davis Ishmael and Josh Harris did most of the damage at the plate: Ishmael scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Harris went 3-for-3 with five RBI, a run, and a double. Cody Tobias was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Teresa entered their tilt with MacArthur with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Generals on Thursday as they made off with a 9-0 victory.
Athens' record now sits at 7-8. As for St. Teresa, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Athens might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from St. Teresa in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
