The Athens Red Hawks are taking a road trip to challenge the Bishop Foley Ventures at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Bishop Foley took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Athens, who comes in off a win.
While Red Hawks fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Tuesday's season opener. They blew past Lamphere 16-4 on Tuesday.
Nick Rossi was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rossi was even better at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Athens got a massive performance out of Ty Manning, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Grayson Conrad, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Athens always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamphere only posted an OBP of .412.
Meanwhile, Bishop Foley came up short against Cranbrook Kingswood on Tuesday and fell 8-3.
Everything went Athens' way against Bishop Foley in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Athens made off with a 12-2 victory. Will the Red Hawks repeat their success, or do the Ventures have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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