The Athens Golden Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Ardmore Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Athens' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so Ardmore's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against West Morgan on Friday as Athens made off with a 12-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Eagles considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Hudson Marks made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Luke Vaughan
| 02/28/25 @ West Morgan | 2 |
| 02/13/25 vs Huntsville | 1 |
| 03/09/24 vs Southside | 1 |
| 03/02/24 vs Smiths Station | 1 |
In other batting news, Athens got a massive performance out of Luke Vaughan, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave Vaughan a new career-high in RBI (two). John Lawrence Chittam was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Ardmore posted their closest victory since March 26, 2024 on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Elkmont 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.
The win (which was Athens' third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Ardmore, their record is now 2-4.
Everything went Athens' way against Ardmore in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as Athens made off with a 10-3 victory. Will Athens repeat their success, or does Ardmore have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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