Baseball Preview: Central Dragons vs. Avonworth Antelopes
The Central Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the Avonworth Antelopes at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
Central heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Thursday. They fell 9-6 to Central Cambria. Central's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Griffin Snowberger made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Baron Dionis, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Avonworth entered their tilt with Riverside with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Panthers on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Avonworth has won by just one run.
Avonworth also got a great performance from Aidan Tinker as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off 11 hits. Tinker has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Metz was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Jack Dolan was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Avonworth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-8 record this season.
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