The Avon Park Red Devils will square off against the Aubrey Rogers Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Aubrey Rogers will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Avon Park extended their winning streak to four on Thursday. Everything went the Red Devils' way against DeSoto County as they made off with a 7-1 win.
Jace King spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits.
On the hitting side, Cam Engler was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Carson Cloud was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Aubrey Rogers had no trouble coming through when it counted. They were the clear victors by a 12-2 margin over Lincoln Park Academy on Monday. The Patriots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 contests by six runs or more this season.
Cole Woessner looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on EJ Byrnes, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Logan Grimm, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Aubrey Rogers always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lincoln Park Academy only posted an OBP of .250.
Aubrey Rogers pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Avon Park, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
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