Athens fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Troy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Red Hawks have lost by just one run.
Andrew Cermak made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. Derek Smith was another key player, going 4-for-5 with one run and one double.
This is the second loss in a row for Athens and nudges their season record down to 17-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Troy, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
While Athens had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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