Baseball Game Preview: Livonia Leaves Home

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 2:26am

Baseball Preview: Livonia Bulldogs vs. Avon Braves

The Livonia Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Avon Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Livonia is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.

Livonia will head into Monday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by ten) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Hornell 11-9.

Connor Feehan made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk). Feehan was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

In other batting news, Brady O'Keefe was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zach Williamson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.

Avon lost 13-3 to Geneseo on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for Avon in their matchups with Geneseo: they've now lost three in a row.

Livonia pushed their record up to 9-7 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Avon, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.

Livonia suffered a grim 15-3 defeat to Avon in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Livonia, Richie Brice (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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