Baseball Recap: Avalon Black Knights vs. Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers
In what's become a running theme this season, Avalon gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Georgetown Day Mighty Hoppers a 6-0 shutout. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Avalon also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2019.
The result came thanks to Charlie Rothbard's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mark Williams and Josh Langelli did most of the damage at the plate: Williams scored a run and stole three bases while going 2-for-3, while Langelli went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Ethan Stepanik was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Georgetown Day's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Huh, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Avalon's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Georgetown Day, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-14.
Avalon has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Pallotti at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Avalon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season. As for Georgetown Day, they will head out on the road to face off against St. Andrew's Episcopal at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Georgetown Day is facing St. Andrew's Episcopal at the right time seeing as St. Andrew's Episcopal is stuck on a 13-game losing streak.
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