Harris improve to 5-0 as Avon beats Maloney for sixth win in last 7 games

Brendan Dyer and the Falcons beat Maloney Friday for their sixth win in the last seven games.

MERIDEN, May 19 – Pitcher Connor Harris scattered seven hits and struck out six to lead the Avon High baseball team to a 4-2 victory over Maloney in a Central Connecticut Conference game Friday.

The Falcons (13-5) made five errors behind Harris, now 5-0, and Avon played well enough to win for the sixth time in the last seven games. Harris didn’t walk a batter in the game.

Avon took a 3-0 lead in the third inning. Kyle Emery singled and moved to second base after a walk to Ryan Ollestad. With one out, two runs scored on an error after a ground ball from Brendan Dyer. The Falcons took a 3-0 lead on a RBI triple from Chris Jacobs.

Maloney (10-7) cut the lead to one run in the bottom of the third inning thanks to an error and a RBI single from Tom Charest.

Avon added an insurance run in the seventh inning on a RBI single from Brendan Dyer.

Emery was 2-for-3 in the game while Dyer was 1-for-4 with three RBI.

Avon concludes the season next week with a pair of games on the road. Avon plays at Farmington on Monday night at Tunxis Meade with a 6 p.m. The Falcons finish the regular season with another night game at Southington on Tuesday night at Fontana Field at 6 p.m.

Avon 4, Maloney 2
At Meriden
Avon (13-5)                          003  000  1  — 4-7-5
Maloney (10-7)                     002  000  0 – 2-7-2
Connor Harris and Jeremy Zarwanski; Justin Kolesnar and unknown; WP: Harris (5-0), LP: Kolesnar; 2B: Jeremy Zarwanski (A), Jeff Massicotte (M); 3B: Chris Jacobs (A)