River Valley hasn't had much luck against Athens recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Raiders will look to defend their home field against the Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
River Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with an 11-7 victory over Federal Hocking on Wednesday. The win continues a trend for the Raiders in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won four in a row.
Meanwhile, Athens waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Spartans a 4-0 shutout.
Athens pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for River Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
River Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Athens in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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