The Wellsboro Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Athens Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Williamson hit Wellsboro with a five-run third inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hornets fell 9-4 to the Warriors. The Hornets have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Meanwhile, Athens faced South Williamsport in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. The Wildcats' pitcher stepped up to hand the Mountaineers a 3-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
Not much got past Gretchan Hiley, who gave up just two hits and racked up 16 Ks to keep South Williamsport off the board. Hiley has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 16 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Athens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Hiley, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Jules Pack also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Athens' record now sits at 16-1. As for Wellsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Wellsboro might still be hurting after the 10-4 defeat they got from Athens in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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