The home team had won the previous four meetings between Athens and Phillips, and Phillips kept the tradition alive. The Bluejays fell just short of the Loggers by a score of 6-5 on Thursday. The Bluejays were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Loggers earlier this season, when they won 6-4.
Brinley Kornack made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Autumn Diethelm, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Athens' loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 10-9. As for Phillips, their record now sits at 13-8.
Coming up, Athens will be playing at home against Colby/Abbotsford at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. Colby/Abbotsford has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15.89 runs per game on average), something Athens will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Phillips, they are taking a road trip to take on Edgar at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Loggers are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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