The Avon Orioles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Zionsville Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Avon is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Avon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: McCutcheon, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (Avon was ranked 23rd). Avon fell just short of McCutcheon by a score of 1-0 on Monday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Avon was not able to get on the board.
Avon had to settle for second despite strong performances on the mound from Brayden Baugh and Matthew Nickol Baugh tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit, while Nickol tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
Meanwhile, Zionsville owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They put the hurt on Carmel with a sharp 7-0 win.
Zionsville also got a great performance from Pierce Stockholm as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Josh Girvan, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Murphy, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Avon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Zionsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avon has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Zionsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Avon beat Zionsville 8-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Avon repeat their success, or does Zionsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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