For the second straight game, Troy will face off against Athens. The Colts will venture away from home to challenge the Red Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Troy 3.3, Athens 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Troy needed a bit of extra time to put away Athens. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Red Hawks, sneaking past 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
For Athens' part, 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.
This is the second loss in a row for Athens and nudges their season record down to 17-6. Even worse, they were so close both times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Troy, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.
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