The Avon Orioles will be playing at home against the Cathedral Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Avon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Avon is returning to their home field after beating Greenwood on theirs, despite the fact Greenwood has dominated at home this season. Avon came out on top against Greenwood by a score of 6-3 on Monday.
Braden Lockridge looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Miguel Correa Jr, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run. Carson Foxen was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Cathedral sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Columbus North on Saturday.
Cathedral's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eli Sinsabaugh, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Avon's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 14-15. As for Cathedral, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
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