Avon Lake typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Brunswick proved too difficult a challenge. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Shoremen a 1-0 shutout. The Blue Devils have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Shoremen, too.

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Not much got past Jackson Briggs, who gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks to keep Avon Lake off the board. Briggs has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Elijah Poindexter, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April.
Brunswick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Avon Lake, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Brunswick will host Padua Franciscan at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Blue Devils 3.7, the Bruins 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Avon Lake, they will welcome Harding at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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