The Mabank Panthers will square off against the Athens Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mabank has three straight victories, Athens has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Mabank earned a 6-1 win over Brownsboro.
Van hit Athens with a five-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hornets lost 12-2 to the Vandals.
The victory got Mabank back to even at 13-13-1. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Mabank couldn't quite get it done against Athens in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 as they fell 14-10. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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