The Athens Drive Jaguars will head out on the road to challenge the Wakefield Wolverines at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Athens Drive is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road.
Last Thursday, Athens Drive beat Broughton 7-2.
Troy Daniels made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Daniels has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Daniels was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Daniels wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Austin Mantz, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Shota Sharman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Wakefield had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Rams with a sharp 11-2 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Wakefield considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Tyler Rotellini tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Braden Beyer and Caden French did most of the damage at the plate: Beyer scored a run while going 1-for-3, while French scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Holden Cooper, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Athens Drive is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3-1 record this season. As for Wakefield, their record now sits at 9-1.
Athens Drive skirted past Wakefield 3-2 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Does Athens Drive have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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