If Athens was feeling good fresh off their 24-1 takedown of Loyal/Greenwood on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Bluejays fell just short of the Assumption Royals by a score of 2-1 on Monday. The Bluejays haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Athens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karly Eckert, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Assumption, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
Looking ahead, Athens will face off against Columbus Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bluejays will need to watch out since the Dons have now posted at least ten runs in their last nine contests. Assumption does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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