Baseball Recap: Le Roy Oatkan Knights vs. Avon Braves
Le Roy can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past the Avon Braves 9-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Le Roy.
Alex Spezzano made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Spezzano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Spezzano was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Peter Clark, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Holden Sullivan, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Avon's side, Ryan Davis was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Le Roy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Avon, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-8.
Le Roy will take on Dansville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Le Roy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Dansville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Avon, they will head out on the road to challenge Geneseo at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon has given up an average of 8.8 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps