Baseball Preview: Fairview Tigers vs. Avonworth Antelopes
The Fairview Tigers will square off against the Avonworth Antelopes on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Fairview comes in on six and Avonworth on eight.
Fairview is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Burrell by a score of 7-3. That's two games straight that Fairview has won by exactly four runs.
Tyler Benford made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched. Benford was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Austin Hawley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Avonworth was able to grind out a solid win over Central on Monday, taking the game 6-1.
Avonworth let Carson Franc and Alex Rowe loose on the outfield. Franc scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Rowe scored a run while going 2-for-3. Jack Dolan was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Fairview has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Avonworth, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fairview has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avonworth struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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