Towanda had lost four straight on the road, but on Saturday they dropped down to 6-9 to make it five. They fell just short of the Athens Wildcats by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wildcats this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 back in March.
Gage Evans and Lucas Vincent stepped up to the plate in a big way. Evans got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one run, and one double, while Vincent went 2-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. Those doubles marked the first that Vincent has hit this season.
As for Athens, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
On Athens' side, they got a great performance from Kade Rowe as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Rowe a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brendan Cooke, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. What's more, he posted two hits, the most he's had since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Grazul, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one stolen base and two RBI.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming contests. Towanda will face off against Cowanesque Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Athens, they will square off against Milton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Black Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 12.31 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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