The West County Bulldogs will head out to square off against the Ava Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West County sitting on four straight wins and Ava on 11.
West County's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Licking as they made off with a 9-0 victory. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Ava faced Thayer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Bears won by a run and slipped past the Bobcats 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bears have posted since April 24, 2024.
Ava pushed their record up to 21-4 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.2 runs over those games. As for West County, their victory bumped their record up to 15-7.
West County skirted past Ava 2-0 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Bears have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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