The Ava Bears will head out on the road to take on the Mountain Grove Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ava will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
While Ava's victory against Seymour wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Bears had just enough and edged out the Tigers 7-5. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted against the Tigers since April 11, 2017.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Mountain Grove faced off against Licking on Tuesday. The Panthers came up short against the Wildcats, falling 17-2. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Mountain Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace Harker, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Ava pushed their record up to 7-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Mountain Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Ava might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Mountain Grove in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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