Softball Recap: Avon Beats Perry for Their Third Straight Victory

Avon strolled into their game on Tuesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They came out on top against the Perry Yellowjackets by a score of 8-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Braves also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.

Jessie Crye

Batters Struck Out

04/22/25 vs Perry	19
04/09/25 @ Warsaw	10
04/04/25 vs Letchworth	12
05/23/24 vs Letchworth	12
05/20/24 vs Sodus	14
+ 9 more games

Jessie Crye made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 19 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Kyleigh DeRider was excellent, going 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.

Avon's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Perry, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

Looking ahead, Perry will square off against Caledonia-Mumford at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Avon will be paying especially close attention to the Yellowjackets' matchup: after the Yellowjackets face off against Pavilion, they'll take on Avon again at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.