Wellsville is on a 22-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Avon is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Lions will welcome the Braves at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Wellsville 1.5, Avon 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wellsville's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Le Roy as they made off with a 7-0 win. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Kennedy Perry made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out ten over six innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Lindsay Stuck, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run, one double, and one RBI. Natalie Adams was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Avon hadn't done well against Wayland-Cohocton recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Braves walked away with a 6-3 victory over the Eagles.
Jessie Crye spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on one hit and racked up 12 Ks.
On the hitting side, Kyleigh DeRider was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Rylie Miller, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Avon is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Wellsville, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
Avon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Wellsville hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .390. It's a different story for Avon, though, as they've only averaged .242. Will they be able to contain Wellsville's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
