Chapel Hill won the last time they faced Athens, and things went their way on Friday too. Everything went the Chapel Hill Bulldogs' way against the Athens Hornets as the Chapel Hill Bulldogs made off with a 7-1 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Chapel Hill has managed all season.
Ethan Mendez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits.
At the plate, Jaxon Cummings was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Griffin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Chapel Hill and bumps their season record up to 9-12-1. As for Athens, they are on a 15-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-19.
Chapel Hill will head out on the road to square off against Lindale at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lindale is coming into the match with six straight wins at home, so Chapel Hill will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Athens, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 10-3 defeat vs. Scurry-Rosser on the 6th.
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