While Athens didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Towanda Black Knights on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Black Knights: they've now won seven in a row.
Connor Davidson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI.
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Davidson wasn't the only one making solid contact as eight players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carson Rowe, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Those two hits gave Rowe a new career-high. Another was Duncan Thetga, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Athens was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Athens' record now sits at 8-1. As for Towanda, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.
Coincidentally, Athens and Towanda will both be playing Edison the next time they take the field. The Black Knights will host the Spartans at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, while the Wildcats will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.
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