The Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Rushville-Industry Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Abingdon/Avon is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Macomb 13-5 on Saturday.
Addy Onion made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 5.1 innings pitched. Those hits were her first of the season. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
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In other batting news, Abingdon/Avon got a massive performance out of Avery Stegall, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Those three stolen bases gave Stegall a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Taylor Ford, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Abingdon/Avon kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while Rushville-Industry put up plenty of runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Illini West. The Rockets put the hurt on the Chargers with a sharp 13-0 victory. The Rockets haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Italee Ford was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with one home run and six RBI. Devin Vogler was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
Abingdon/Avon's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Rushville-Industry, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Abingdon/Avon was able to grind out a solid victory over Rushville-Industry in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, winning 8-4. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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