Baseball Preview: Zionsville Eagles vs. Avon Orioles
Zionsville has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Avon Orioles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Zionsville: 4, Avon: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Zionsville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Carmel, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Zionsville was ranked 12th). Zionsville never let Carmel onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory on Monday.
Zionsville got a great performance from Pierce Stockholm as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Girvan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Luke Murphy was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Avon's offense. They fell just short of McCutcheon by a score of 1-0 on Monday. Avon's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it six in a row.
Avon had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Brayden Baugh and Matthew Nickol Baugh tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit, while Nickol pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Zionsville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Avon, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Zionsville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Zionsville came up short against Avon when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-4. Can Zionsville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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