The Athens Hornets will square off against the Lindale Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Athens is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Canton on Tuesday. They lost 10-2 to the Eagles. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Hornets have suffered since February 17th.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Lindale finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against Van, falling 7-1. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Vandals recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Emma Watkins was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Lindale's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 19-2. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7-1.
Athens might still be hurting after the 10-4 loss they got from Lindale in their previous meeting back in April of 2025. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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