The Madison Academy Mustangs will head out to face off against the Athens Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Madison Academy has three straight victories, Athens has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Athens' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Madison Academy hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Mustangs blew past Elkmont 12-0 on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won 12 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Athens and Hazel Green, and Hazel Green kept the tradition alive. The Golden Eagles fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 6-5 on Tuesday.
Lily Lowery made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn Tedford, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Madison Academy's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-9.
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