Baseball Recap: Avon Eagles vs. Avon Lake Shoremen
Avon won against Keystone last Friday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Avon Eagles won by a run and slipped past the Avon Lake Shoremen 4-3. The victory was familiar territory for Avon who now have three in a row.
Brody Papay tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Avon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Gillespie, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Ian Cain was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Avon pushed their record up to 9-10-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Avon Lake, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-13-1 record this season.
Avon will have a chance to go back-to-back against Avon Lake: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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