The Routt Catholic Rockets will take on the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Routt Catholic is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Routt Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Brown County 7-1. The victory was nothing new for the Rockets as they're now sitting on three straight.
Brady Turner
| 05/24/25 vs Brown County | 9 |
| 05/13/25 vs Calhoun | 9 |
| 05/08/25 vs Liberty | 5 |
| 05/02/25 @ Jacksonville | 5 |
| 04/25/25 vs Rochester | 8 |
| 04/21/25 vs West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] | 5 |
Brady Turner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. He has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Routt Catholic let Talon Thompson and Jacob Brown run wild. Thompson went 2-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs, while Brown went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. That's the most stolen bases Thompson has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Lautemann, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Abingdon/Avon hadn't done well against Monmouth United recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Tornadoes' pitchers stepped up to hand the Red Storm a 4-0 shutout.
Abingdon/Avon's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-11. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Routt Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 21-12.
Routt Catholic couldn't quite finish off Abingdon/Avon in their previous meeting back in May of 2017 and fell 5-3. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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