There's no place like home for Avon Lake, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out the Avon Eagles 2-1 on Monday. For the Shoremen, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.
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Brayden Poltrone spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up 17 Ks. Those 17 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Avon Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nate Haven, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI. Another was Alex Soloff, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Avon Lake has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Avon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-11.
Avon Lake will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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