The Athens Indians will square off against the Bellevue Broncos at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Athens will be strutting in after a win while Bellevue will be coming in after a loss.
Athens is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Burr Oak 14-4 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Indians considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Meanwhile, Bellevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 4-0 to Colon.
Bellevue saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Boston Byers, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double.
Athens' first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-6. As for Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Athens came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellevue in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Broncos have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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