The Avon Grove Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hatboro-Horsham Hatters at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Avon Grove: 2.7, Hatboro-Horsham: 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Avon Grove is headed into the contest fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Kennett 10-2. Avon Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Avon Grove got a great performance from Grady O?Rourke as he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Avon Grove let Trent Dosenbach and Caleb Strawhecker loose on the outfield. Dosenbach scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Strawhecker went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Brendon Baiocco was another key contributor, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Hatboro-Horsham's offense. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-0 to Quakertown, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Hatboro-Horsham's defeat continues a trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Avon Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Hatboro-Horsham, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
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