The Avonworth Antelopes will face off against the Neumann-Goretti Saints on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avonworth comes in on ten and Neumann-Goretti on four.
Avonworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged Punxsutawney out 5-3. Five seems to be a good number for Avonworth as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Jacob Hanny tossed a big game, pitching 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Metz was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Brandon Sapolsky, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Neumann-Goretti gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. Everything went their way against Trinity as Neumann-Goretti made off with an 11-1 victory. Neumann-Goretti's win was all the more impressive since Trinity was averaging only 3.77 runs allowed on the season.
Santino Pharma tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits.
On the hitting side, Neumann-Goretti got a massive performance out of Andrew Dankanich, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Evan McCoach was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Avonworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Neumann-Goretti, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avonworth has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Neumann-Goretti struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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