Athens Bats Save The Day In 13-11 Win Over Troy
By: Tim Birney / April 25, 2026
EAST TROY - Athens entered the game with seven wins in its last eight games, allowing just 10 runs in those wins, but it was the offense that stepped up here Friday in a 13-11 win over Troy in NTL baseball action.
The Wildcats scored seven runs in the top of the first inning, and led 9-2 after two innings, but the Trojans scored eight runs - all unearned - in the third inning to take a 10-9 lead.
Athens answered with three runs in the top of the fourth, and added another run in the fifth to take a 13-10 lead. Troy scored a run in the sixth inning to close the gap to 13-11, and had the bases loaded with one out, but junior Duncan Thetga escaped further damage to preserve the lead.
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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).
