The Sycamore Aviators will face off against the Talawanda Brave at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Sycamore didn't have quite enough to beat New Richmond and fell 2-1.
Aaron Thomas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits.
On the hitting side, Sycamore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Blake Heaton, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Talawanda was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 17-7 to Lakota West. On the bright side, the seven- run effort marked the Brave's highest-scoring matchup to date.
Kyle Jones was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That run marked the first that he has scored this season. Jericho Fletcher was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two runs.
Sycamore now has a losing record of 1-2. As for Talawanda, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Sycamore came out on top in a nail-biter against Talawanda in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Aviators repeat their success, or do the Brave have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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