The Athens Wildcats will challenge the Wellsboro Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday. Athens is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Athens barely beat Cowanesque Valley the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats never let the Indians get on the board and left with a 12-0 victory on Thursday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Connor Davidson made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Davidson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Brady Flynn and Brendan Cooke did most of the damage at the plate: Flynn went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Cooke went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run. Duncan Thetga was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Athens always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cowanesque Valley only posted an OBP of .300.
Meanwhile, Wellsboro came up short against Shikellamy on Saturday and fell 10-6. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their meetings with the Braves: they've now lost three in a row.
Athens' win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Wellsboro, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Everything went Athens' way against Wellsboro in their previous matchup back in March, as Athens made off with a 16-10 victory. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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