The Farmington Farmers will head out on the road to take on the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Farmington sitting on three straight victories and Abingdon/Avon on six.
On Thursday, Farmington had just enough and edged Mercer County out 4-3.
Jacob Evans was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Evans was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI.
Evans wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Bronson Atchley, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Abingdon/Avon beat Princeville 5-1 on Thursday. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Abingdon/Avon has scored all year.
CJ Pugh looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Farmington's record is now 3-4. As for Abingdon/Avon, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Farmington hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Abingdon/Avon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Farmington came up short against Abingdon/Avon when the teams last played back in March of 2022, falling 5-1. Can Farmington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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