The Avon Park Red Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Kathleen Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. Avon Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Avon Park will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating DeSoto County, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Avon Park came out on top against DeSoto County by a score of 9-4 on Monday.
Paisley Macias was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Macias has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Macias was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Avon Park got a massive performance out of Kamya Brassell, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6. Another player making a difference was Marianna Salinas, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Kathleen fell victim to West Port and their airtight pitching crew last Monday. Their rough 21-0 defeat to the Wolf Pack might stick with them for a while. Kathleen has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Avon Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Kathleen, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Everything went Avon Park's way against Kathleen in their previous meeting back in March as Avon Park made off with a 21-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Avon Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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