After flying high against Bartlett on Friday, Avon came back down to earth. The Avon Orioles fell just short of the Nolensville Knights by a score of 8-7 on Friday.
Avon got a good showing from Carter Beck, who struck out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Avon saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wyatt Pennington, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and five RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Tislow, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Avon dropped their record down to 1-1 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Nolensville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Avon didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 16-0 win vs. Perkins on the 30th. As for Nolensville, they will be playing at home against Brentwood at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Brentwood will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Nolensville surely won't give up without a fight.
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