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| 04/14/25 - Away | 8-3 W |
| 04/24/24 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 04/22/24 - Away | 1-6 L |
| 04/27/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 3-11 L |
Cardinal Gibbons typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Athens Drive proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Crusaders by a score of 8-3. This was payback for the Jaguars, who suffered a 5-1 loss the last time these two teams met.
Athens Drive got a great performance from Elliott Essic as he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Hansel Diaz was incredible, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Miguel Delgado, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Athens Drive was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They are 6-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory made it two in a row for Athens Drive and bumps their season record up to 12-9. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.5 runs over those games. As for Cardinal Gibbons, they moved to 15-6 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.
Athens Drive will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Crusaders: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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