The Avon Park Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Lake Placid Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avon Park has five straight victories, Lake Placid has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Avon Park made easy work of Frostproof and carried off an 11-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Red Devils, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Maddox Pollitt made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.1 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Cam Engler
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In other batting news, Cam Engler was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Jesus Paniagua was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Placid came up short against Hardee on Friday and fell 9-4.
Lake Placid saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Bauder, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Avon Park pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Lake Placid, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Avon Park's way against Lake Placid in their previous meeting on Thursday, as Avon Park made off with a 12-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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