The Athens Hornets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Lindale Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Athens has struggled recently with 18 losses in a row, while Lindale will arrive with ten straight wins.
Last Friday, Athens suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Van.
Meanwhile, Lindale got themselves on the board against Chapel Hill on Friday, but Chapel Hill never followed suit. They beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 2-0.
Chapel Hill's batters probably weren't too happy with Hudson Legrow, who pitched a no hitter and racked up nine Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jake Curbow, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Plunkett, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Athens' loss dropped their record down to 2-22. As for Lindale, they pushed their record up to 14-5-2 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Athens might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Lindale when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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