Avon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell just short of the Zionsville Eagles by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that Avon has lost by just one run.
Carter Beck was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Carson Foxen was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his six plate appearances with a home run.
On Zionsville's side, they got a great performance from Meteo Wells as he struck out ten batters over nine innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Wells has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Zionsville's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Osterling, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base.
Avon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Zionsville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
While Avon had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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