Avon has been on the road for three straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Le Roy Oatkan Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Last Thursday, Avon earned a 13-9 victory over Warsaw. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Avon's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Trevor Stroud was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and seven unearned) runs off eight hits. Stroud has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Stroud was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Michael Rowland, who scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Ruter, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Le Roy gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. Everything went their way against Oakfield-Alabama as Le Roy made off with a 14-5 victory.
Avon's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for Le Roy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.
Avon suffered a grim 15-2 defeat to Le Roy in their previous matchup last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Le Roy's Alex Spezzano, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Avon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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