The Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Avon Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Avon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy just ended the team's ten-game winning streak on Thursday. They came up short against the Royals, falling 6-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Lions were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Avon earned a 5-1 victory over Berea-Midpark on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Avon got a great performance from Matt Sheldon as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Sheldon also tossed a walk, which is notable because the Eagles are 2-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-7 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Mateus Porter was excellent, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Robby Sykora was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Avon pushed their record up to 7-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-2.
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