Athenian hasn't had much luck against Redwood Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Owls will challenge the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Redwood Christian took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Athenian, who comes in off a win.
Athenian played in-conference for the first time on Friday and got just the result they were looking for. They put the hurt on College Prep with a sharp 12-5 win. Considering the Owls have won seven matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Redwood Christian's offense. They came up short against Ben Holt College Prep Academy on Wednesday, falling 10-0. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Redwood Christian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Donovan Cortez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base.
Athenian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Redwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7-1.
Athenian couldn't quite get it done against Redwood Christian in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 6-2. Can the Owls avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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