North Central entered their tilt with Avon with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Avon Orioles on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for North Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Micah Rienstra-Kiracofe made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Rienstra-Kiracofe has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Rienstra-Kiracofe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Heath Kizer, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Avon's side, Wyatt Pennington was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Clayton Lenz, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
North Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Avon, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-15.
North Central will have a chance to go back-to-back against Avon: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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