Avonworth waltzed into their matchup on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Steel Valley Ironmen get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Considering the Antelopes have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Cooper Scharding made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Scharding was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
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In other batting news, Avonworth got a massive performance out of Mason Metz, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Metz a new career-high. Jack Dolan was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Avonworth always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Steel Valley only posted an OBP of .200.
Avonworth's record now sits at 4-1-1. As for Steel Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-2.
Avonworth will have a chance to go back-to-back against Steel Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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