Baseball Game Preview: Avon Lake Shoremen vs. Elyria Pioneers

For the second straight game, Avon Lake will face off against Elyria. The Shoremen will host the Pioneers at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Avon Lake's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Elyria has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Avon Lake's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Elyria. That ten run margin sets a new team best for the Shoremen this season.

Avon Lake got a great performance from Bailey Thibeault as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched.

At the plate, Alex Hicov and Adam McFadden did most of the damage at the plate: Hicov went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI and one run, while McFadden went 2-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Those hits marked the first that McFadden has got this season. Owen Fach was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Avon Lake always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Avon Lake is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.2 runs over those games. As for Elyria, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.