The Mt. Diablo Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Athenian Owls at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Ygnacio Valley hit Mt. Diablo with a nine-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils lost 16-1 to the Wolves. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Wolves recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Athenian duked it out with Redwood Christian on Tuesday. The Owls fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3.
Wyatt Molitor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Having lost for the first time this season, Mt. Diablo fell to 2-1. As for Athenian, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Mt. Diablo might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from Athenian when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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