One squad is looking for its fifth sectional title in a row. The other is searching for its third championship in five years. Top-seeded Wellsville faces No. 3 Avon for the Section V Class B2 championship on Thursday. Here’s the breakdown:
Class B2
No. 1 WELLSVILLE LIONS (18-2 / Independent)
vs.
No. 3 AVON RIVERHAWKS (15-3 / Livingston II)
Thursday, Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, 7:15 p.m.
How they arrived here: Wellsville beat Attica (20-0) and Le Roy (7-0) to reach the sectional final. Avon took down Addison (14-0) and Wayland-Cohocton (6-3).
Tempo and trends: Wellsville averages 9.9 runs scored per game and gives up 1.6. Avon scores 5.25 runs per game while allowing 1.25. Wellsville has won 10 games in a row leading up to the title match. Avon enters the championship winning six of its last seven games.
Players to watch for Wellsville: Natalie Adams Sr. INF .349 AVG, eight RBI, 27 R; Teagan Burke Jr. INF .409 AVG, six XBH, 15 RBI, 22 R; Makenna Dunbar Sr. P/INF .532 AVG, 25 RBI, 26 R, 1.71 ERA, 8-1, 95 K, 57.1 IP; Ayla Faulkner Jr. UTL .382 AVG, 12 RBI, 20 R; Brynn Hallock Jr. P/OF .435 AVG , two HR, 20 RBI, 21 R, 1.21 ERA, 4-1, 54 K, 29.2 IP, Averee Palmaiter Sr. OF .397 AVG, 23 RBI, 17 R; Kennedy Perry So. P/INF .532 AVG, 25 RBI, 26 R, 0.24 ERA, 6-0, 65 K, 36.0 IP.
Players to watch for Avon: Jessie Crye Jr. P .583 AVG, 3 HR, 26 RBI, 20 R, 11 earned runs, 257 K; Kyleigh DeRider So. INF .250 AVG, .328 OBP, 11 RBI, 22 R; Rylee Miller So. INF .262 AVG, .303 OBP, 17 RBI, nine R; Violet Phillips Jr. UTL .250 AVG, .341 OBP, nine RBI, five R; Payton Rice So. INF .323 AVG, .364 OBP, seven RBI, 11 R; Abigail Schutz Sr. INF .317 AVG, .338 OBP, five RBI, 19 R.
Coaches: Gia George (Wellsville), Jill Terry (Avon)
History 101: Wellsville is searching for its fifth straight sectional title. The Lions won the NYS Class B championship in 2024. Avon won Class C1 in 2021 and 2022. In ’22, Avon advanced to the NYS semifinals.
What’s at stake: A spot in the Class B Section V title match against Haverling or Waterloo.
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