Avon Grove has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Sun Valley Vanguards at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Sun Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Avon Grove is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Great Valley with a sharp 9-1 win on Tuesday. Avon Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won three games by six runs or more this season.
Avon Grove got a great performance from Ryan Fuller as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Nathan Schwing was incredible, scoring two runs while going 5-for-5. Ken Askin was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sun Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Downingtown East by a score of 4-3. That's two games in a row now that Sun Valley has lost by just one run.
Sun Valley also got a good showing from Jackson Messick, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Justin Hickman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Sun Valley was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Avon Grove has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-5 record this season. As for Sun Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Avon Grove's way against Sun Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Avon Grove made off with a 17-6 victory. Does Avon Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sun Valley turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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