It was a good run, but Athenian unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They lost 11-3 to the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Athenian of the 16-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April.
Athenian saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Owen Williams, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
On St. Joseph Notre Dame's side, Noah Klube looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Zachary "Zach" Lopez and Robbie Fintland did most of the damage at the plate: Lopez scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Fintland scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. David Petti was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Athenian's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season.
Athenian will be playing in front of their home fans against Head-Royce at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Head-Royce is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, they are on the road again on Thursday to play Redwood Christian at 6:00 p.m. St. Joseph Notre Dame is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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