It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Discovery can now relate to. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Avon Park Red Devils on Tuesday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Discovery has not been shut out since back in March.
For Avon Park's part, Discovery's batters probably weren't too happy with Brad Benton, who pitched a no hitter and racked up ten Ks (he gave up two walks). Benton has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Eric Harrison was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Discovery's loss dropped their record down to 18-9. As for Avon Park, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-8.
Discovery does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Avon Park, they will take on Fort Meade at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Fort Meade's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Avon Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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