Athens Rallies, But Falls To Danville, 5-4
By: Tim Birney / May 6, 2024
ATHENS - Athens rallied to tie the game in the home half of the sixth inning, but Danville scored in the top of the seventh to pull out a 5-4 win here Monday afternoon in non-league softball action.
The Wildcats have lost consecutive one-run games on the heels of a six-game winning streak.
The Ironmen took advantage of a pair of errors to break a scoreless tie with four runs in the top of the fifth inning.
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About the Author
Tim Birney
Tim Birney is the founder / owner of River Road Media Group. He was born and raised in the Valley, graduating from Waverly High School in 1984.
Birney earned an Associate's Degree in Journalism from SUNY Morrisville in 1986 and a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism / Public Relations from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1988. He began his newspaper career at The Daily Review in Towanda in 1989, before moving on to The Evening Times in 1995. He spent more than 10 years at the Times, the last four as Managing Editor.
River Road Media Group includes five sites in "The Sports Reports" family that cover 24 school districts in five counties: Valley Sports Report (launched Aug. 10, 2009), Tioga County (NY) Sports Report (Aug. 13, 2018), and Northern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 31, 2020); Northern Tier West Sports Report (March 15, 2021) Southern Tier Sports Report (Aug. 16, 2021).
