Avon extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping their season record down to 1-9 in the process. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Geneseo Blue Devils. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Blue Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-5 back in April.
Connor Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
As for Geneseo, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games.
On Geneseo's side, they let Brady O'Brien and Tyler Churchfield run wild. O'Brien went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Churchfield went 3-for-4 with two doubles and one run. Churchfield has become a key player for Geneseo: the team is undefeated when he posts at least three hits, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Preston Granger, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Avon is set to challenge their familiar foe Pavilion at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Geneseo will take on rival Letchworth at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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