The Athens Red Hawks will face off against the Troy Colts at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Athens: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Troy has snatched up seven consecutive wins on the road dating back to last season.
Athens' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on West Bloomfield with a sharp 15-0 win.
Mallory Colussi
| 05/14/26 @ West Bloomfield | 8 |
| 04/30/26 @ North Farmington | 7 |
| 05/09/26 vs Kearsley | 5 |
| 05/05/26 @ Berkley | 5 |
| 04/16/26 vs Kettering | 5 |
Mallory Colussi looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those eight strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Athens got a massive performance out of Casey McCoy, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Zoll, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI.
Fraser hit Troy with a six-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Colts lost 11-3 to the Ramblers.
Athens' victory bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Troy, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
Athens got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in May of 2025 against Troy by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Red Hawks repeat their success, or do the Colts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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