Athens is 8-0 against Prentice since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Athens Bluejays will look to defend their home field against the Prentice Buccaneers at 4:45 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Athens has nine straight victories, Prentice has 24 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Athens is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Chequamegon (and have done all season long). Athens blew past Chequamegon 17-11.
The team relied heavily on Jenna Handschke, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and three runs. Sydney Coker was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 4-for-5.
Prentice lost 16-4 to Chequamegon last Thursday.
Prentice saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Nehls, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Karis Wear, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Athens pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Prentice, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Everything went Athens' way against Prentice in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Athens made off with a 20-2 victory. Does Athens have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prentice turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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