The Ava Bears will head out on the road to take on the Norwood Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ava has six straight wins, Norwood has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Ava had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Central on Monday. The Bears were the clear victors by an 11-1 margin over the Bulldogs. Considering the Bears have won nine matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Norwood and Bakersfield, and Bakersfield kept the tradition alive. The Pirates fell just short of the Lions by a score of 13-12 on Monday. Even if the Pirates couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
L Coatney and C Kelly stepped up to the plate in a big way. Coatney went 4-for-5 with four RBI and one run, while Kelly went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. W Bolfing also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Norwood's defeat dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Ava, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
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