Baseball Recap: Avon Park Red Devils vs. Discovery Spartans
Avon Park had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Discovery Spartans a 4-0 shutout on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Avon Park as they're now sitting on four straight.
Discovery's batters probably weren't too happy with Brad Benton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks). Benton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eric Harrison, who went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Avon Park has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Discovery, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
Avon Park will square off against Fort Meade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Fort Meade: 2.8, Avon Park: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. Discovery does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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