Burrell and Avonworth squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Burrell had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Avonworth Antelopes by a score of 2-1. Burrell's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
For Avonworth's part, they got a great performance from Aidan Tinker as he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk).
At the plate, Avonworth saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Rowe, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Burrell's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Avonworth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Burrell by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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