Athenian has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the St. Joseph Notre Dame Pilots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Athenian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Athenian's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Head-Royce on Wednesday. They fell 4-0 to the Jayhawks. The matchup marked the first time this season in which Athenian was not able to get on the board.
Athenian saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ishaan Srivistav, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Notre Dame came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Owls with a sharp 11-3 win.
The team relied heavily on Isaiah Dumont, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Nikko Flores was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Athenian dropped their record down to 4-3 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for St. Joseph Notre Dame, their victory bumped their record up to 7-9.
Athenian suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to St. Joseph Notre Dame when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Joseph Notre Dame's Zachary "Zach" Lopez, who struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Athenian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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