The New Athens Yellow Jackets will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Trico Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. The last five games New Athens has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Tuesday, New Athens sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 win over Lebanon.
New Athens saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Lintker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trico was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 11-1 to Johnston City.
New Athens has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Trico, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
New Athens came up short against Trico in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Trico's Mason Kranawetter, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3. Now that New Athens knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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