Averill Park dropped to 8-3 on Friday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins on the road. They lost 12-1 to the Christian Brothers Academy Brothers. The Warriors were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the three contests prior), but the Brothers' pitchers proved too tough.
As for Christian Brothers Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games.
For Christian Brothers Academy's part, Carter Dean tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits.
On the hitting side, Christopher McLaughlin was a standout: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jack Shanahan, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Averill Park is set to face off against their familiar foe Niskayuna at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Christian Brothers Academy will take on rival Guilderland at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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