Baseball Preview: Avonworth Antelopes vs. Punxsutawney Chucks
The Avonworth Antelopes will take on the Punxsutawney Chucks at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avonworth comes in on nine and Punxsutawney on four.
Avonworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Fairview and snuck past 5-4.
Brandon Sapolsky was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Metz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Punxsutawney faced South Allegheny in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Punxsutawney came out on top against South Allegheny by a score of 4-1. That's two games straight that Punxsutawney has won by exactly three runs.
Punxsutawney's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brody Stouffer, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Parker Stahlman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Avonworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Punxsutawney, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avonworth has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Punxsutawney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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