The Athens Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the North Mac Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Mac took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Athens, who comes in off a win.
Athens took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs], sneaking past 7-5.
Kenneth Baker
| 03/25/26 vs West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] | 3 |
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The team relied heavily on Kenneth Baker, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Givan, who earned three runs and one stolen base.
Nokomis hit North Mac with a eight-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers lost 17-11 to the Redskins. The loss put an end to the Panthers' undefeated start to the season.
Luke Alexander and Collin Etter did some serious damage despite the final result: Alexander went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI, while Etter went 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Camden Earley, who went 2-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Athens' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for North Mac, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Athens couldn't quite finish off North Mac when the teams last played back in May of 2022 and fell 10-8. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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