After flying high against Tri-West Hendricks last Monday, Brownsburg came back down to earth. The Brownsburg Bulldogs fell just short of the Avon Orioles by a score of 6-5 on Wednesday. Brownsburg was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Avon apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Jackson Kerr was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Brownsburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Hoover, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Avon's side, Aiden Elmore tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. Elmore has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Wyatt Pennington was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Bland, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Brownsburg has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Avon, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-4.
While Brownsburg had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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