The Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Avalon Black Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Georgetown Prep will be strutting in after a win while Avalon will be coming in after a loss.
Georgetown Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: St. Albans, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Georgetown Prep was ranked sixth). Georgetown Prep never let St. Albans onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Georgetown Prep considering their two-run performance the match before.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Avalon had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Jackson-Reed on Friday.
Josh Langelli made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs. Ethan Stepanik was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Georgetown Prep's win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3. As for Avalon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-7 record this season.
Everything went Georgetown Prep's way against Avalon when the teams last played back in April of 2019 as Georgetown Prep made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Georgetown Prep repeat their success, or does Avalon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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