Galesburg's hitters rose to the challenge against a Tornadoes pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.8 runs allowed on Thursday. The Galesburg Silver Streaks blew past the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes 13-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Galesburg.
Galesburg got a great performance from Landon Sloan as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Talen Davis and Braley Burford did most of the damage at the plate: Davis got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run, while Burford scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jameson Dickerson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
On Abingdon/Avon's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dawson Fenton, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Galesburg's win bumped their record up to 17-13. As for Abingdon/Avon, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 17-8.
Galesburg will stay at home for another game and welcome Richwoods at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Abingdon/Avon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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