Baseball Recap: Athens Drive Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cary

Jaguars

Team Score (Highest)

04/12/25 @ Cary	19
03/25/25 @ Enloe	17
02/25/25 vs East Chapel Hill	15
03/03/25 vs Panther Creek	14
03/21/25 @ Sanderson	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Athens Drive). They were the clear victors by a 19-7 margin over the Cary Imps on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Jaguars, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Jack Wallace made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Wallace was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.

In other batting news, Luke Haltom and Austin Mantz did most of the damage at the plate: Haltom went 2-for-3 with five RBI and two runs, while Mantz went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits Mantz has posted since back in March. Gavin O'Brien also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Athens Drive always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .522. They are 6-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

Athens Drive moved to 11-9 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Cary, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-10.

Athens Drive and Cary could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Jaguars (ranked 136th) will meet Cardinal Gibbons (ranked 15th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cary will take on Apex Friendship at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (290 vs. 37).