The Athens Warriors are on the road again on Thursday to play the Taylorville Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. Neither Athens nor Taylorville posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Athens' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Olympia on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Taylorville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 13-1 to Effingham.
Athens now has a losing record at 9-10. As for Taylorville, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Everything went Athens' way against Taylorville when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Athens made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Athens since the squad 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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