Athens Drive is 7-2 against Sanderson since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Athens Drive Jaguars will challenge the Sanderson Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Athens Drive is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Athens Drive's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Sanderson by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Elliott Essic
| 03/18/25 vs Sanderson | 10 |
| 04/09/24 @ Enloe | 7 |
| 03/20/24 vs East Chapel Hill | 7 |
| 04/25/24 vs Sanderson | 5 |
| 03/06/25 @ Green Level | 3 |
Athens Drive got a great performance from Elliott Essic as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave Essic a new career-high.
At the plate, Shota Sharman was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. Abdel Amra was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Athens Drive pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Sanderson, with the win, they broke their seven-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
Sanderson's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Athens Drive hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for Sanderson, though, as they've only averaged .127. Will they be able to contain Athens Drive's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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