Avonworth had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They won by a run and slipped past the Burrell Bucs 2-1. The win was nothing new for Avonworth as they're now sitting on five straight.
Avonworth got a great performance from Aidan Tinker as he struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Avonworth saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Rowe, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Avonworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Burrell, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Avonworth beat Burrell by a score of 2-1 later that day.
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