Athens Drive is 6-0 against Enloe since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Athens Drive Jaguars will head out on the road to square off against the Enloe Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Athens Drive has five straight victories, Enloe has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Athens Drive stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Everything went their way against Sanderson as Athens Drive made off with an 11-0 win. While fans of Athens Drive might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
The result came thanks to Jack Snipes's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Hansel Diaz and Nathan Bunch did most of the damage at the plate: Diaz scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Bunch scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. Austin Mantz was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Enloe fell victim to Cardinal Gibbons and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of the Crusaders.
Athens Drive is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Enloe, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Athens Drive took their win against Enloe when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens Drive since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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