Afton waltzed into their match on Wednesday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They blew past the Delaware Academy Bulldogs 9-1. Afton might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Afton let Matt Carman and Justin Reeve loose on the outfield. Carman scored four runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Reeve scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Carman is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Carter Burns was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Afton's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2. As for Delaware Academy, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Afton will square off against Deposit-Hancock at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Afton: 2.1, Deposit-Hancock: 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Delaware Academy, they will head out on the road to take on Unatego at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Unatego's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Delaware Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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