Softball Preview: Avon Grove Red Devils vs. Bayard Rustin Golden Knights
The Avon Grove Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Bayard Rustin Golden Knights at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Bayard Rustin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Avon Grove's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against East on Monday. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Avon Grove was not able to get on the board.
Payton Hale was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Avon Grove saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Michaela Sycalik, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, Avon Grove didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East only tossed four.
Meanwhile, Bayard Rustin came tearing into Monday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hornets by a score of 11-6.
Kelly Fricker was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two doubles. Olivia Garner was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
Avon Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Bayard Rustin, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Avon Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Bayard Rustin when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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