The Avon Braves will face off against the Dansville Mustangs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Avon has six straight wins, Dansville has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Avon barely beat Pavilion the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Braves' pitcher stepped up to hand the Golden Gophers a 9-0 shutout on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Braves, who have now won three games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Jessie Crye made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that she has launched this season.
Payton Rice
| 04/30/25 vs Pavilion | 3 |
| 04/22/25 vs Perry | 2 |
| 04/09/25 @ Warsaw | 2 |
| 05/20/24 vs Sodus | 2 |
| 04/23/25 @ York | 1 |
In other batting news, Payton Rice was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Those three hits gave her a new career-high. Violet Philips also deserves some recognition as she got her first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Dansville's offense. They came up short against Wayland-Cohocton on Thursday, falling 21-0.
Avon pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Dansville, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Avon's way against Dansville in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, as Avon made off with a 19-5 win. Do the Braves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mustangs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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