Baseball Preview: Dansville Mustangs vs. Avon Braves
After two games on the road, Dansville is heading back home. They will take on the Avon Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Dansville is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Dansville's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Pavilion's usually-dominant pitching crew. Everything went Dansville's way against Pavilion as Dansville made off with an 11-1 win. The result was nothing new for Dansville, who have now won three matches by nine runs or more so far this season.
Brian Geiger was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Kreiley, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Avon fell victim to Pavilion and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a tough 14-0 defeat at the hands of the Golden Gophers. The game marked the first time this year in which Avon was not able to get on the board.
Dansville's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Avon, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Dansville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Dansville suffered a grim 10-1 defeat to Avon when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Thankfully for Dansville, Maxx Countryman (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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