Baseball Preview: Avon Grove Red Devils vs. Bishop Shanahan Eagles
Avon Grove is 8-2 against Bishop Shanahan since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Avon Grove Red Devils will play host again on Monday to welcome the Bishop Shanahan Eagles, where first pitch is scheduled at 3:45 p.m. Avon Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Bishop Shanahan will be coming in after a defeat.
On Friday, it was close, but Avon Grove sidestepped Downingtown East for a 4-3 win. That's two games straight that Avon Grove has won by just one run.
Avon Grove got a great performance from Brayden Gregg as he struck out seven batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Gregg has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Avon Grove saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Nelson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bishop Shanahan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 11-3 to Downingtown West.
Avon Grove's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-6. As for Bishop Shanahan, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avon Grove has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Shanahan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Avon Grove's way against Bishop Shanahan when the teams last played on April 11th as Avon Grove made off with an 8-2 win. Will Avon Grove repeat their success, or does Bishop Shanahan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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