Baseball Game Preview: Avonworth Antelopes vs. Sissonville Indians

The Avonworth Antelopes will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Sissonville Indians at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Avonworth will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.

Avonworth's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Calhoun Academy. The Antelopes not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024.

Declan Ehrin looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero).

On the hitting side, Jack Dolan was a standout: he went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits he has posted since back in May of 2024. Michael Libbon was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Avonworth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Sissonville earned a 5-1 win over Moore Catholic on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Indians.

Eli Simonton made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Simonton was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nathaniel Simonton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.

Avonworth now has a winning record of 2-1-1. As for Sissonville, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.