Baseball Game Preview: Avalon Black Knights vs. St. Anselm's Abbey Panthers

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Previous Games

04/15/19 - Away	8-1 W
04/07/18 - Away	14-2 W
04/07/18 - Away	5-1 W
03/18/17 - Away	9-3 W
03/18/17 - Away	3-2 W
+ 2 more games

Avalon is a perfect 7-0 against St. Anselm's Abbey since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Black Knights will challenge the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Avalon will be strutting in after a win while St. Anselm's Abbey will be coming in after a loss.

Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Avalon turned things around against Burke on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-5 victory over the Bengals.

Avalon got a big performance out of Micah Owonu, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Owonu a new career-high in RBI (three). Ethan Stepanik also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.

Meanwhile, St. Anselm's Abbey has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging four runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They fell just short of Field by a score of 10-8. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Connor Paletta was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Farmer, who scored a run and stole two bases.

Avalon's win bumped their record up to 3-10. As for St. Anselm's Abbey, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Avalon has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Anselm's Abbey struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.

Avalon took their victory against St. Anselm's Abbey in their previous matchup back in April of 2019 by a conclusive 8-1 score. Do the Black Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.