Baseball Preview: Avon Braves vs. Pavilion Golden Gophers
Avon is 8-0 against Pavilion since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Avon Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Pavilion Golden Gophers at 4:30 p.m. Avon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
On Saturday, Avon suffered a rough 21-5 loss at the hands of Geneseo.
Avon saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michael Rowland, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Pavilion had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with an 11-1 win. Fans of Pavilion have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout.
Avon's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pavilion, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Avon took their win against Pavilion when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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