The Avonworth Antelopes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Dragons at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Avonworth has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Avonworth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Riverside out 4-3. That's two games straight that Avonworth has won by just one run.
Aidan Tinker tossed a big game, pitching 6.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off 11 hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mason Metz was excellent, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jack Dolan, who got on base in four of his seven plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central Cambria.
Griffin Snowberger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Baron Dionis, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Avonworth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
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