On Saturday, Avon faced New Palestine in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Avon Orioles narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the New Palestine Dragons 7-6. Winning may never get old, but Avon sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Karly Anderson, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Lylah DeArmond, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
On New Palestine's side, Paige Ernstes was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jersi Gross, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Avon pushed their record up to 16-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for New Palestine, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-4.
Avon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Palestine, they will square off against Muncie Central at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Palestine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
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