For the second straight game, Athens will face off against Troy. The Red Hawks will be playing at home against the Colts at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Athens is on a three-game streak of home wins, Troy a six-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Athens fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Troy on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Colts by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Red Hawks have lost by just one run.
Andrew Cermak was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Smith, who went 4-for-5 with one run and one double.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Troy, their victory bumped their record up to 16-5.
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