The Warrensburg-Latham Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Athens Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Warrensburg-Latham has 14 straight wins, Athens has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Warrensburg-Latham will bounce into Saturday's match after beating Shelbyville, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Cardinals won by a run and slipped past the Rams 4-3. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Kristopher Lawson, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Athens might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Riverton who claimed the real prize. The Warriors fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 7-6.
Josh Harris was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Davis Ishmael, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs.
Warrensburg-Latham's victory was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Athens, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Athens' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Warrensburg-Latham has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .495. It's a different story for Athens, though, as they've only averaged .340. Will they be able to contain Warrensburg-Latham's hitters?
Everything went Warrensburg-Latham's way against Athens in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Warrensburg-Latham made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cardinals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
