The Avon Orioles will take on the McCutcheon Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Avon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Fishers, who was ranked first at the time (Avon was ranked 19th). The Orioles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Tigers a 7-0 shutout on Thursday. The Orioles not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 26th (when they won 13-0).
Carter Beck
| 05/08/25 vs Fishers | 6 |
| 05/02/25 @ Carmel | 4 |
| 04/30/25 @ Brownsburg | 1 |
| 04/23/25 vs Hamilton Southeastern | 10 |
Avon got a great performance from Carter Beck as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Beck has posted over his last four games.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Clayton Lenz, who went 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Mitchell, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
McCutcheon came out on top against Greenfield-Central on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive five-run fourth inning. The Mavericks blew past the Cougars 10-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mavericks.
Sam Swank was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. Jon Riley was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
McCutcheon always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .615. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
McCutcheon's victory bumped their record up to 8-9. As for Avon, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
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