Baseball Game Preview: Avon Eagles vs. Berea-Midpark Titans

The Avon Eagles will head out to square off against the Berea-Midpark Titans at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Avon's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Berea-Midpark's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Avon's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Keystone 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since April 9th.

Luke Holtzman

Earned Runs

04/28/25 @ Midview	3
04/21/25 vs Berea-Midpark	3
04/14/25 @ Olmsted Falls	2
04/09/25 vs North Ridgeville	1

Not much got past Luke Holtzman, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Keystone off the board. Holtzman also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Avon is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-7 otherwise.

At the plate, Avon's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ian Cain, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Berea-Midpark came into Wednesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-0 win over Olmsted Falls on Wednesday.

Not much got past Danny Bowser, who gave up just three hits to keep Olmsted Falls off the board.

Avon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Berea-Midpark, their record is now 6-7.

Avon couldn't quite finish off Berea-Midpark in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.