Avon never let their opponents score on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over the Keystone Wildcats. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted since April 9th.
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Not much got past Luke Holtzman, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Keystone off the board. Holtzman also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Avon is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 3-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Avon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ian Cain, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Avon's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-8. As for Keystone, with the loss, they broke their 11-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-2.
Looking ahead, Avon will face off against Hoover at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Eagles 4.1, the Vikings 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Keystone, they will take on Open Door Christian at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Patriots have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.75 runs per game on average), something the Wildcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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