Avon extended their losing streak to five on Monday, dropping them down to 1-5. They came up short against the Southington Blue Knights, falling 10-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Falcons were not able to get on the board.
As for Southington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games.
For Southington's part, not much got past Rocco Davino, who gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks to keep Avon off the board. With that strong performance, Davino is now averaging an impressive 5.4 strikeouts per game.
On the hitting side, SJ Switala was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Kelly, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Coming up, Avon will face off against Northwest Catholic at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Southington, they will take on Berlin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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