Baseball Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Avon Orioles
The Fishers Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Avon Orioles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fishers is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Fishers is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Carmel, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Fishers was ranked 16th). Fishers came out on top in a nail-biter against Carmel on Tuesday and snuck past 6-4.
Fishers got a great performance from Jason Johnson as he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Johnson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Huston Dunn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah McPeek, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Avon unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 6-3 to Trinity. The loss continues a trend for Avon in their matchups with Trinity: they've now lost four in a row.
Carson Foxen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Fishers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Avon, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Fishers has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Avon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Fishers came up short against Avon when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 4-1. Thankfully for Fishers, Kyle Riley (who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits) 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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