With a playoff game on the line, Avonworth rose to the challenge on Monday. They skirted past the Punxsutawney Chucks 5-3. The win was nothing new for Avonworth as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Avonworth got a great performance from Jacob Hanny as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Hanny has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mason Metz was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Brandon Sapolsky was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Punxsutawney's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coy Martino, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Avonworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-8 record this season. As for Punxsutawney, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-4.
Avonworth will face off against Neumann-Goretti at 1:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Neumann-Goretti: 3.1, Avonworth: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Punxsutawney does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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