The Avon Park Red Devils will be playing in front of their home fans against the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Avon Park comes in on three and Sebring on eight.
In what's become a running theme this season, Avon Park gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Lake Placid a 7-0 shutout. While fans of Avon Park might be used to big wins, the seven-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Eric Harrison was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Harrison has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Harrison was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Avon Park got a great performance from Jaret King as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out six over six innings pitched.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Carson Cloud, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple. Another player making a difference was Mekhi Taylor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sebring narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Lake Wales 1-0.
Avon Park pushed their record up to 8-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Sebring, their victory bumped their record up to 13-1.
Avon Park came up short against Sebring in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 4-0. Can Avon Park avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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