After two games on the road, Athens is heading back home. They will take on the Chapel Hill Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Athens fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Chapel Hill on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 4-3.
For Chapel Hill's part, the team relied heavily on Ethan Mendez, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxon Cummings, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Athens' loss was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Chapel Hill, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 8-12-1.
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