Athenian entered their tilt with College Prep with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the College Prep Cougars on Thursday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Athenian also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Jack Kaminsky spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Athenian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Noah Olivier, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, College Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Athenian only tossed seven.
Athenian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for College Prep, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Athenian has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome St. Joseph Notre Dame at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. St. Joseph Notre Dame has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.5 runs per game on average), something Athenian will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for College Prep, they will be playing at home against Valley Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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