Avella is 1-6 against Bentworth since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Avella Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Bentworth Bearcats at 4:00 p.m.
Last Thursday, Avella didn't have quite enough to beat McGuffey and fell 4-2. Avella has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Bentworth scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Monessen as Bentworth made off with a 16-7 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Gavin Linton-Rush was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Linton-Rush was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
In other pitching news, Jacob Burt tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.1 innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, Bentworth got a massive performance out of John Scott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Burt, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Avella's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Bentworth, their record now sits at 4-11.
Avella came out on top in a nail-biter against Bentworth in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avella since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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