Avonworth hit Mars with a five-run third inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Fightin' Planets wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-4), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Mars' loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Avonworth, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-3-1.
Mars and Avonworth could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. The Fightin' Planets (ranked 116th) will meet Shaler Area (ranked 23rd) at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Avonworth will take on Pine-Richland at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank disadvantage (66 vs. 3).
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