Baseball Game Preview: Avon Falcons vs. Farmington River Hawks

The Avon Falcons will square off against the Farmington River Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

On Friday, Avon sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over Simsbury. The Falcons haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Meanwhile, Farmington entered their tilt with Conard on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Red Wolves.

Farmington got a great performance from Grant Kintner as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave Kintner a new career-high in strikeouts (five).

On the hitting side, Farmington saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Juan Bisono, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Farmington's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Avon, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.

Avon came up short against Farmington in their previous meeting back in April, falling 8-5. Will the Falcons have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.