Berea-Midpark fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Avon on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Avon Eagles by a score of 3-2. Berea-Midpark was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Avon apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April of 2021.
For Avon's part, Luke Holtzman tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Holtzman has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Ryan ` Sudbrook was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Berea-Midpark's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Avon, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5-1.
While Berea-Midpark had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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