The Avon Eagles will face off against the Twinsburg Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Avon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Twinsburg will come in with four straight victories.
Avon blew Brunswick out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday Brunswick got their revenge. The Eagles fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 8-6.
Ben Strichek was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Carter Jenny made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. Sam Spike was another key player, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Twinsburg beat Hoover 4-1 on Friday.
Nathan Kimmel tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Bobby Lemieux, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and three runs. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April.
Twinsburg pushed their record up to 13-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Avon, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.
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