Baseball Preview: Haverling Rams vs. Avoca Central Tigers
Haverling is 3-0 against Avoca Central since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Haverling Rams will be playing at home against the Avoca Central Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Haverling came up short against Wayland-Cohocton and fell 8-5. Haverling has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gage Thomas was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up four earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits. Thomas was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Thomas wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Brotz, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Dylan Wenban was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Avoca Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to Arkport Central. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Avoca Central has scored all season.
Haverling's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Avoca Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Haverling took their win against Avoca Central when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 6-0. Will Haverling repeat their success, or does Avoca Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
