The Avon Braves will head out on the road to challenge the Le Roy Oatkan Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
As a matter of fact, Avon put up the most runs they have all season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Caledonia-Mumford as they made off with a 15-9 victory. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, while Le Roy put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Warsaw. The Oatkan Knights put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 14-0 victory. That looming 14-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Oatkan Knights yet this season.
Peter Clark was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, eight RBI, and two runs. Those eight RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jagger Smith, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI.
Le Roy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Le Roy and bumps their season record up to 3-0-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Avon, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
Avon might still be hurting after the 9-3 defeat they got from Le Roy in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Braves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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