Athens is 1-8 against Van since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Athens will venture away from home to challenge Van at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Athens and Brownsboro had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Athens came out on top against Brownsboro by a score of 13-9 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Bears: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Van entered their tilt with Brownsboro on Thursday with 12 consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with 13. They were the clear victors by an 8-1 margin over the Bears. The result was nothing new for the Vandals, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Van pushed their record up to 16-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Athens suffered a grim 20-0 defeat to Van in their previous matchup on March 4th. Can Athens avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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