The Athens Bulldogs will face off against the Circleville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Athens' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Circleville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Athens is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Zane Trace just ended the team's four-game winning streak last Monday. They fell 6-3 to the Pioneers.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Circleville made sure to put some runs up on the board against Logan on Thursday. The Tigers' pitchers stepped up to hand the Chieftains a 13-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won 11 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Circleville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-5.
Athens might still be hurting after the 8-0 loss they got from Circleville in their previous meeting on May 7th. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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