The Avon Lake Shoremen will head out on the road to challenge the Austintown-Fitch Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Avon Lake is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Avon Lake will head into Saturday's matchup on the come-up: they were handed a six-run loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against North Olmsted on Saturday. Avon Lake had just enough and edged North Olmsted out 4-2.
Mackenzie Anspaugh was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Austintown-Fitch came tearing into Thursday's match with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 10-0 win. Austintown-Fitch might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 games by seven runs or more this season.
Austintown-Fitch got a massive performance out of Kylie Folkwein, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Kaliana Ray, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 4-for-4.
Avon Lake's victory bumped their record up to 8-16. As for Austintown-Fitch, their win bumped their record up to 15-1.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Avon Lake hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Austintown-Fitch struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.2. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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