Avella had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the West Greene Pioneers 2-1. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Avella also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
For West Greene's part, Colten Thomas was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Avella's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for West Greene, they dropped their record down to 2-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
Avella will take on Mapletown at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for West Greene, they will head out on the road to face off against Sewickley Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. West Greene's pitching crew has only allowed 1.5 runs per game this season, so Sewickley Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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