Avon Park is 0-10 against Hardee since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Avon Park Red Devils will be staying on the road to face off against the Hardee Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Avon Park will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Avon Park gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Kathleen as Avon Park made off with a 21-2 victory.
Sophia Heston was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Heston has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Heston was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamya Brassell, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen two or more in the last three games she's played. Skylar Hicks was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of 13 wins, Hardee's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell victim to a tough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Lake Wales. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hardee couldn't push the score so high this time.
Avon Park's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-7. As for Hardee, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-3.
Hardee's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Avon Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hardee, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1. Will Avon Park keep running through batters, or will Hardee buck the trend?
Avon Park suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Hardee in their previous matchup on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hardee's Alexandra Herrera, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Avon Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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