Baseball Recap: Avalon Has No Trouble Against Wortham

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 vs Wortham	15
03/07/25 vs Bynum	13
03/31/25 @ Italy	12
03/17/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent	11
03/04/25 @ Dawson	9

Avalon barely beat Wortham the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Eagles were the clear victors by an 18-3 margin over the Bulldogs on Tuesday. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Kaden Houdek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Houdek was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs. He is becoming a predictor of Avalon's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't).

In other batting news, Josh Novak was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and three RBI. He has become a key player for Avalon: the team is 4-1-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Jesus Aguilar, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI.

Avalon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wortham only posted a batting average of .250.

Avalon pushed their record up to 7-8-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.7 runs over those games. As for Wortham, they are on a 21-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.

Avalon will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bulldogs: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.