A feisty cat fight will be fought as Athens Wildcats duke it out with Mansfield Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Athens's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
Athens barely beat Wyalusing Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Athens was the clear victor by a 19-4 margin over Wyalusing Valley on Thursday. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Duncan Thetga looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Brady Flynn and Nick Grazul did most of the damage at the plate: Flynn scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Grazul went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Kamdyn Wheeler, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Athens kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, on Thursday Mansfield's undefeated season almost came to an end. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Troy, sneaking past 6-4.
Mansfield saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Cleveland-Pequignot, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. Cooper Shaw was another, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Athens' record is now 3-0. As for Mansfield, their record now sits at 4-0.
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