Athens fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Pleasant Plains on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cardinals by a score of 3-2. The Warriors have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Athens saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zakk Edwards, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Kenneth Baker also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Athens now has a losing record of 6-7. As for Pleasant Plains, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-3.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Athens is set to challenge their familiar foe New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains will face off against rival Riverton at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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