After flying high against Wellsboro last Monday, Towanda came back down to earth. The Towanda Black Knights lost 12-4 to the Athens Wildcats on Thursday. The loss continues a trend for Towanda in their matchups with Athens: they've now lost five in a row.
Teagan Irish and Wil Shrawder stepped up to the plate in a big way. Irish scored a run and stole three bases, while Shrawder scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2.
On Athens' side, Connor Mosher made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Mosher was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Athens got a big performance out of Cooper Robinson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kamdyn Wheeler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Towanda's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Towanda will play host again on Friday to welcome Troy, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Troy is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10.7 runs per game this season. As for Athens, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Mansfield at 4:30 p.m. Mansfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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