The Atherton Ravens will be playing in front of their home fans against the Southern Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Atherton's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Southern has been banged up by six consecutive losses on the road.
Last Wednesday, Atherton came up short against Ballard and fell 8-5.
Atherton got a good showing from Jackson Lonnon, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lonnon has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Atherton saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Hanke, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 17 runs the game before, Southern was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pleasure Ridge Park.
Atherton's loss dropped their record down to 7-17. As for Southern, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-17.
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