Avon Park has won nine straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Sebring has won nine straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Thursday. The Avon Park Red Devils will welcome the Sebring Blue Streaks at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Avon Park 3.2, Sebring 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Avon Park's offense. They fell 4-0 to Clewiston on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Sebring got themselves on the board against Leon on Wednesday, but Leon never followed suit. They had just enough and edged out the Lions 1-0.
Sebring got a great performance from Brody Hall as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. That's the fewest hits Hall has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, Sebring's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Vaughn, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Chaz Waltman also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Avon Park's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Sebring, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Avon Park has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sebring struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Avon Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Sebring when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. Does Avon Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sebring turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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