For the second straight game, Troy will face off against Athens. The Colts will be playing at home against the Red Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Troy 3.2, Athens 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Troy took a six-run loss the last time they faced off against Athens, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Colts came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Hawks on Monday, sneaking past 3-2.
For Athens' part, Derek Smith was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Athens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Conrad, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI. Conrad has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Troy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Athens, they moved to 17-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
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