The Avonworth Antelopes are taking a road trip to take on the South Park Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Avonworth 1.9, South Park 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Avonworth proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 14) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over DuBois. The win was familiar territory for the Antelopes, who have now won three contests in a row.
Avonworth got a great performance from Jackson Krul as he struck out eight batters over 4.2 innings while giving up four earned runs off seven hits. Those eight strikeouts gave Krul a new career-high.
Mason Metz
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Metz, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one triple. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Case Latore, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Avonworth was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for South Park's offense. They fell just short of South Allegheny by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Eagles were not able to get on the board.
Avonworth's record is now 13-2-1. As for South Park, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-3.
Avonworth came up short against South Park in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 4-1. Can the Antelopes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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