Avon extended their winning streak to three on Thursday, bumping them up to 14-13. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mayfield Wildcats. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Eagles also won the last time the pair played back in March of 2022.
Maria Young
| 05/21/26 vs Mayfield | 11 |
| 05/19/26 vs Nordonia | 7 |
| 05/16/26 @ Anthony Wayne | 15 |
| 05/13/26 vs Gilmour Academy | 14 |
| 05/11/26 vs St. Vincent-St. Mary | 13 |
| + 17 more games |
Maria Young made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 22 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
As for Mayfield, they dropped their record down to 14-14 with the loss, which was their eighth straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 2.63 runs.
On Mayfield's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Piazza, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Piazza has hit this season.
As of now, neither Avon nor Mayfield have any future games scheduled.
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