Avon waltzed into their match on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the North Royalton Bears a 1-0 shutout. This was payback for Avon, who suffered a 5-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
North Royalton's batters probably weren't too happy with Brody Papay, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up a single walk). Papay has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Avon's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ian Cain, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Cain is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Avon's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-10-1. As for North Royalton, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-6.
Avon will have a chance to go back-to-back against North Royalton: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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