Athens is still undefeated this season after their matchup against Troy on Thursday, but Troy came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Wildcats never let the Trojans get on the board and left with a 1-0 win. The one-run effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Not much got past Gretchan Hiley, who gave up just a hit and racked up 13 Ks to keep Troy off the board. Hiley has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Memphis Paul was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Wildcats
| 04/24/25 @ Troy | 1-0 |
| 04/22/25 @ Northeast Bradford | 4-0 |
| 04/18/25 @ North Penn-Liberty | 5-1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Tioga | 13-0 |
| 03/27/25 @ Wyalusing Valley | 18-4 |
| + 2 more games |
Athens pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Troy, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Athens and Troy should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Wildcats will challenge Berwick at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (4 vs. 307). Meanwhile, Troy (ranked 62nd) will meet Midd-West (ranked 214th) at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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