The Troy Trojans will challenge the Athens Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Troy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Troy proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 16) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Mansfield 6-5.
Meanwhile, Athens beat Wyalusing Valley 5-2 on Thursday. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won five in a row.
Kade Rowe looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
On the hitting side, Nick Grazul was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season. Another player making a difference was Brady Flynn, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
Troy's win bumped their record up to 8-4-1. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 9-2.
Troy was able to grind out a solid win over Athens when the teams last played back in April of 2025, winning 8-4. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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